CONSOLIDATED SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER.

NOW IN THE PLANNING STAGE BY THE AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND SPACE DIVISION, THE CONSOLIDATED SPACE OPERATIONS CENTER (CSOC) WILL BE A SECURE, DEDICATED SPACE CONTROL CENTER THAT WILL PROVIDE THE AIR FORCE ENHANCED COMMAND AND CONTROL CAPABILITY IN THE LATE 1980'S AND 1990'S. THE CSOC WILL INCLUDE A SATELLITE OPERATIONS CENTER (SOC) AND A SHUTTLE OPERATIONS AND PLANNING CENTER (SOPC). THE SOC WILL PERFORM ITS COMMAND AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS WITH A MODERNIZED DATA SYSTEM NOW UNDER DEVELOPMENT AT THE STC AND WILL SUPPORT ITS ASSIGNED AFSCFWORKLOAD. THE SOPC, FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT TO PORTIONS OF THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER SPACE SHUTTLE COMPLEX, WILL PERFORM PREFLIGHT, FLIGHT, AND POSTFLIGHT OPERATIONS NECESSARYTO SATISFY DOD SPACE SHUTTLE VEHICLE PAYLOAD MISSION OBJECTIVES. THE SOPC AND THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER (JSC) WILL BE INTEROPERABLE. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CSOC REQUIRES MAJOR ARCHITECTURAL CHANGES FOR BOTH THE AFSCF AND NASA.