<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>47</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Fraley, J G</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1559. Orbiter Spacecraft Weight and Center of Gravity Determination</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">42nd Annual Conference, Anaheim, California, May 23-25</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19. Weight Engineering - Spacecraft Estimation</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1983</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5/23/83</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.sawe.org/store/product_info.php?products_id=40189</style></url></web-urls></urls><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Society of Allied Weight Engineers, Inc.</style></publisher><pub-location><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Anaheim, California</style></pub-location><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">23</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">This paper describes the procedure for determination of the weight and the location of the center 
of gravity (c.g.) of a Space Shuttle Orbiter Spacecraft, at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida. 
This task is performed at the completion of the horizontal processing of each Orbiter (Orb) in 
conjunction with jack down and preparation for vertical mating to the Shuttle launch vehicle. 

The operation is performed in the Orbiter Processing Facility (OPF). It is conducted by NASA and 
Rockwell International Corporation personnel of KSC along with Mass Properties Engineers fron the
Orbiter design centers of the Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston, Texas, and Rockwell International 
Space Division, Downey, California. 

The following sections will briefly describe the general characteristics and physical dimensions of 
the Orbiter spacecraft, the program requirements and test procedure for weight and c.g. determination,
data evaluation and a summary. In addition, a glossary appears on page 13. </style></abstract><work-type><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">19. WEIGHT ENGINEERING - SPACECRAFT ESTIMATION</style></work-type><accession-num><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">1559</style></accession-num><custom1><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Non-Member Price: $14.49. Members may download this paper for free. &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sawe.org/dms&quot;&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt;. (Login Required. See SAWE &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sawe.org/faq&quot;&gt;Frequently Asked Questions&lt;/a&gt;.)</style></custom1></record></records></xml>