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Optimum Space Station Orbit Inclination for Space Shuttle Support Missions

When the Space Shuttle launches due-east from the Kennedy Space Center the inclination of the vehicle’s orbit is 28.45 degrees. This is the same as the Space Center’s latitude. The “orbital inclination” is nothing more than the angle between the orbit and the equator, i.e., how “inclined” or “tilted” the orbit is. If the orbit …

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How Project Management Adds Value

What do project managers do all day? Why? Does it add value? What about all the artifacts (plans, schedules, reports, etc.) that are part of our days? What’s the value? This presentation aims to answer what we do and what value it delivers. How Project Management Adds Value Presentation (pdf)

Project Management Challenges in the Space Shuttle Flight Design Program

Many of the same competing project forces which are common in the business world are also well represented in the Shuttle Program. The Space Shuttle has always been a work-in-progress, constantly being reviewed, revised, studied, and improved. How is this constant change managed? Projects compete for scarce resources (knowledgeable staff, funding, time, etc.). Complicating the …

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