NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : EVA pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : EVA

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The results of a test program to assess the potential of manned extravehicular activity (EVA) assembly of erectable space trusses are described. Seventeen tests were conducted in which six “space-weight” columns were assembled into a regular tetrahedral cell by a team of two “space”-suited test subjects. This cell represents the fundamental “element” of a tetrahedral truss structure. The tests were conducted under simulated zero-gravity conditions. Both manual and simulated remote manipulator system modes were evaluated. Articulation limits of the pressure suit and zero gravity could be accommodated by work stations with foot restraints. The results of this study have confirmed that astronaut EVA assembly of large, erectable space structures is well within man’s capabilities

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 6/1/1981
• Year: 1981
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY, LARGE SPACE STRUCTURES, ORBITAL ASSEMBLY, SPACE ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION, SPACE ERECTABLE STRUCTURES, HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING, MANIPULATORS, ORBITAL WORKERS, SPACE SUITS, TRUSSES, WEIGHTLESSNESS SIMULATION, Bement, L. J., Bush, H. G., Heard, W. L., Jr., Stokes, J. W., Jr

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