What does STA stand for?

Shuttle Training Aircraft

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Samples in periodicals archive:

On Friday, the astronauts will review flight plans and log some practice time in the shuttle training aircraft.

United States: 3 Days, 2 Launches, 1 Place To Watch Both

She was also flying over the landing strip in February 2003 in Nasa's shuttle training aircraft as Columbia, which was supposed to carry her into orbit that autumn, exploded, killing its seven crew.

Lift-off for former teacher

1, 2003, Morgan was in NASA's shuttle training aircraft flying over the landing strip, with the chief astronaut at the controls.

McAuliffe's backup will be in same seat

NASA has installed the system for use with its Space Shuttle training aircraft at Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Continental Airlines to Debut New Satellite Landing System

When he joined NASA as an engineer in 1987, he worked on the Shuttle Training Aircraft, improving its navigation and control systems.

Thumbnail sketches of Atlantis' crew

announced at the Paris Airshow that NASA has received two Honeywell / Pelorus Satellite Landing Systems for use with its Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) at two domestic locations.

NASA Orders Two Honeywell/Pelorus Satellite Landing Systems for Use ...

Loral Space Information Systems designs, develops and integrates command and control systems and provides shuttle on- board avionics software, advanced digital voice systems, heads- up displays for shuttle training aircraft, neural net processors, as well as safety, reliability and quality assurance engineering for spacecraft systems.

LORAL LINKS U.S. AND RUSSIAN MISSION CONTROL FACILITIES FOR JOINT ...

Loral Space Information Systems designs and manufactures command and control systems for manned space flight at the Johnson Space Center; provides advanced digital voice systems, head-up displays for shuttle training aircraft, neural net processors, as well as safety, reliability and quality assurance engineering for spacecraft systems.

LORAL PROVIDES NEW MISSION CONTROL CENTER TO OPERATE SPACE SHUTTLE ...