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Space station needs, attributes and architectural options study. briefing material: final review and executive summary
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1983 |
| Description | Advantages and disadvantages were assessed for configuration options for a modular 14' diameter space station, a modular aft cargo carrier and a shuttle derived vehicle. Early, intermediate, and mature configurations were defined as well as power requirements, heat rejection, hydrazine usage, and the external scavenging concept. Subsystems were analyzed for propulsion, attitude control, data processing, and communications. Areas of uncertainties, associated costs and benefits, and the cost by phase of the modular and shuttle derived vehicle configurations were identified. Technologies assessed included solar vs nuclear; gravity gradient vs active control; heat pipe radiators vs fluid loops; distributed processors vs centralized, and modular vs shuttle derived configuration. It was determined that the early space station architecture should include: (1) reusable OTV with aerobraking; (2) TMS with telepresence services; (3) OTV/TMS refueling and servicing capability; and (4) attached research laboratories for life sciences and materials processing. |
| File Size | 2740879 |
| Page Count | 72 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19840010205 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t27990s3s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1983-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles Technology Assessment Systems Analysis Mission Planning Space Platforms Payload Delivery Sts Cost Analysis Orbital Servicing Telemetry Ground Stations Spacecraft Configurations Space Stations Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |