43 Space shuttle computer systems
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This article is from the Space FAQ, by Jon Leech leech@cs.unc.edu and Mark Bradford tla@surly.org with numerous contributions by others.
43 Space shuttle computer systems
A FAQ on the shuttle General Purpose Computers, maintained by Ken Jenks
(kjenks@gothamcity.jsc.nasa.gov), is at:
ftp://ftp.cs.unc.edu/pub/users/leech/FAQ/shuttle-GPC-FAQ.txt.gz
http://sd-www.jsc.nasa.gov/gpc.html
Some printed references:
%J Communications of the ACM
%V 27
%N 9
%D September 1984
%K Special issue on space [shuttle] computers
%A Myron Kayton
%T Avionics for Manned Spacecraft
%J IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
%V 25
%N 6
%D November 1989
%P 786-827
Other various AIAA and IEEE publications.
Computers in Spaceflight: The NASA Experience,
James E. Tomayko, Wichita State University,
NASA Contractor Report CP-182505,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Scientific and Technical Information Division,
1988, 417 pages.
Understanding Computers: Space,
by the Editors of Time-Life Books,
part of the multiple volume series "Understanding Computers",
Time-Life Books, Alexandria, Virginia,
1993, 128 pages, ISBN 0-8094-7590-1,
US $14.95.
Space Shuttle Avionics System
John F. Hanaway and Robert W. Moorehead
NASA SP-504
Available via:
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, DC 20402
Document #NAS 1.21:504.
This is an easily readable 62 page book that contains a wealth of
information including history, rationale, alternate designs considered,
design tradeoffs and descriptions of the Shuttle data processing system
(DPS) and its' associated Redundancy Management (RM) system and
philosophy. One of the authors is the former head of the NASA division
which developed the Shuttle DPS design.
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