TEST RESULTS OF THE ASTRONAUT MANEUVERING UNIT

Abstract

The Astronaut Maneuvering Unit is a concept which provides man with the capability to translate be tween orbiting space vehicles while performing maintenance, assembly, and repairs. To prove the feasibility of this concept an experimental pack was fabricated by the Chance-Vought Corporation and delivered to the Air Force for testing. The pack was flown on approximately 100 different parabolic trajectories by Air Force personnel in the KC-135 zero G aircraft. Tests were conducted to evaluate various parameters such as configuration, stabilization, maneuverability and man machine relationships. This report reviews the results of these tests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0403729

Entities

People

  • Peter N. Van Schaik

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Aircrafts
  • Automatic
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Corporations
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Maintenance
  • Maneuvers
  • Navigation
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Recovery
  • Stabilization Systems
  • Trajectories
  • Translations

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers