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Space Administration

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be approximately as large as a DC-9 jet aircraft.
The cargo compartment will be 4.5 meters
(15 feet) in diameter and 18 meters (60 feet)
long. It will carry payloads up to 29,500
kilograms (65,000 pounds).
The orbiter is designed to carry a crew of up
to seven,including scientific and technical
personnel. Missions may last up to 30 days.
Each orbiter will be capable of performing
a minimum of 100 missions. The solid
propellant boosters will be flown approximately
20 times.
Since the maximum gravity forces experienced
at launch and recovery will not exceed 3G's, any
person in good health may travel to and from
space in the Shuttle. Researcherswill require
only severalweeks of familiarization training
prior to missions.
Manned orbital test flights are scheduled to
begin from the Kennedy Center in 1979.
Operational status is expected in 1980. West
Coast operations by the U.S. Air Force from
Vandenberg Air Force Baseare planned in the
early 1980's.
Becauseof its versatility, the Shuttle is
referred to as a generalpurpose launch system.
The orbiter fuselage is designedto handle various
payloads and support a variety of payload
functions.
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