NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Space pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Space

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In this presentation, the premise that Space Station Freedom has great utility as an engineering experiment station will be explored. There are several modes in which it can be used for this purpose. The most obvious are space qualification, process development, in space satellite repair, and materials engineering. The range of engineering experiments which can be done at Space Station Freedom run the gamut from small process oriented experiments to full exploratory development models. A sampling of typical engineering experiments are discussed in this session. First and foremost, Space Station Freedom is an elaborate experiment itself, which, if properly instrumented, will provide engineering guidelines for even larger structures which must surely be built if humankind is truly ‘outward bound.’ Secondly, there is the test, evaluation and space qualification of advanced electric thruster concepts, advanced power technology and protective coatings which must of necessity be tested in the vacuum of space.

The current approach to testing these technologies is to do exhaustive laboratory simulation followed by shuttle or unmanned flights. Third, the advanced development models of life support systems intended for future space stations, manned mars missions, and lunar colonies can be tested for operation in a low gravity environment. Fourth, it will be necessary to develop new protective coatings, establish construction techniques, evaluate new materials to be used in the upgrading and repair of Space Station Freedom. Finally, the industrial sector, if it is ever to build facilities for the production of commercial products, must have all the engineering aspects of the process evaluated in space prior to a commitment to such a facility

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 1/1/1992
• Year: 1992
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, CONSTRUCTION, ORBITAL SERVICING, SPACE STATION FREEDOM, COLONIES, LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS, MANNED MARS MISSIONS, MICROGRAVITY, PROTECTIVE COATINGS, SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FLIGHTS, Rose, M. Frank

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