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Space station full-scale docking/berthing mechanisms development
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Price, Harold A. Burns, Gene C. Buchanan, David B. |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | One of the most critical operational functions for the space station is the orbital docking between the station and the STS orbiter. The program to design, fabricate, and test docking/berthing mechanisms for the space station is described. The design reflects space station overall requirements and consists of two mating docking mechanism halves. One half is designed for use on the shuttle orbiter and incorporates capture and energy attenuation systems using computer controlled electromechanical actuators and/or attenuators. The mating half incorporates a flexible feature to allow two degrees of freedom at the module-to-module interface of the space station pressurized habitat volumes. The design concepts developed for the prototype units may be used for the first space station flight hardware. |
| File Size | 3396823 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880012107 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t43r5rm7v |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Spacecraft Modules Actuators Orbit Transfer Vehicles Latches Performance Tests Scale Models Control Systems Design Spacecraft Docking 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 | Article |
