KSC-05-S-00312
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I'm Norm Beck and I work in the advanced planning office of the NASA Launch Services Program here at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Every mission we launch has a starting point. Most start in my office. When NASA scientists decide what type of science they would like to collect, whether it's about a planet in our solar system, or looking into the universe for new discoveries, or looking back at Planet Earth to see how we are treating our planet, they develop a spacecraft and mission concept. They usually contact my office to start the launch integration process. My office answers their questions directly or seeks additional expertise from our many engineers in the program. We look at mission orbits, lift capability of the rocket to low Earth orbit or to escape Earth; how a spacecraft will physically fit on a given rocket; and whether the spacecraft has any special needs that the rocket can satisfy, like electrical power or special air conditioning. Sometimes we have to anal
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- Source collection: NASA
- License: Public Domain (US Government)
- Category: Space
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