Manned Earth Observatory - Possible contributions towards enhanced understanding of the marine environmentThe Manned Earth Observatory (MEO) study being conducted by TRW under the management of NASA/MSFC will establish the conceptual design of and the mission requirements for an Earth Observation Laboratory that will be flown on Shuttle missions beginning in 1980. MEO offers a variety of unique inroads to improving our understanding of the marine environment. The Shuttle-MEO is a valuable addition to a multi-level multi-disciplinary remote sensing program. The unique attributes of MEO are its experimental flexibility due to man-instrument interaction, its complimentary orbit (intermediate between nonorbital and high-orbital platforms), its high weight and volume capacity, and short duration missions.
Document ID
19740033355
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Gerding, R. B.
Johnson, G. F. (TRW Systems Group Redondo Beach, Calif., United States)
Weidner, D. K. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., United States)