NASA applies human factors in upgrading space shuttle cockpit

NASA engineers are applying human factors research, as well as point-and-click Internet-style interfaces, to redesign the '70s-era space shuttle displays and reduce the workload on busy astronauts. Bruce Hilty of NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston is co-chair of the Space Shuttle Cockpit...

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