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Safe manual jettison
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Barton, Jay |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | In space, the controlled release of certain cargoes is no less useful than the maritime jettisons from which they take their name but is also much more dangerous. Experience has shown that jettisons can be performed safely, but the process is complicated with the path to performing a jettison taking months or even years. In the background, time is also required to write procedures, train the crew, configure the vehicle, and many other activities. This paper outlines the current process used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for manual jettisons, detailing the methods used to assure that the jettisons and the jettisoned objects are as safe as achievable and that the crew is adequately trained to be able to affect the safe jettison. The goal of this paper is not only to capture what it takes to perform safe jettisons in the near Earth environment but to extrapolate this knowledge to future space exploration scenarios that will likely have Extravehicular Activity (EVA) and International Partner (IP) interfaces. |
| File Size | 137329 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20080047307 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t24b8274z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-10-06 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Nasa Programs Extrapolation Cargo Jettisoning Extravehicular Activity Space Exploration Earth Environment Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
