Schedule observations on planetary orbiter subject to physical constraints of power, which instruments near each other, etc. dynamically (new "moon" discovered ---> change schedule). Several hundred people devoted to this at JPL .
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Similar space telescope problem
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There is a major scheduling problem in shuttle operations
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Originally NASA hoped to turn shuttle around in ~2 weeks. Actually takes ~4 months
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In orbiter processing facility
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60,000 technician hours
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10,000 tasks
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50% generic
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50% mission specific
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maybe >1 shuttle to share critical teams
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