STUDY OF SPACE MAINTENANCE TECHNIQUES

Abstract

The study of space maintenance techniques devoted to establishing preliminary concepts for: maintenance techniques, assembly techniques for space stations, repair techniques for system components, applicability of terrestrial tools and fasteners, and criteria for remote manipulators is de scribed. Five manned space systems were studied to identify the operating environments and the maintenance, assembly, and repair functions. The capability of the man to accomplish the maintenance activities inside the vehicle, and exterior to it, was estimated while the man functioned in a "shirt-sleeve" environment in a space suit and in a small maintenance capsule. Simple experimentation, on an air-bearing platform was con ducted to establish maintenance task times and the feasibility of various fasteners and tools for space maintenance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0406776

Entities

People

  • Leonard M. Seale
  • Walter E. Bailey
  • William E. Powe

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aging (Materials)
  • Control Systems
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Energy Transfer
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Testing
  • Medical Personnel
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Solar Cells
  • Space Stations
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites