INVESTIGATION OF INDEPENDENT STRUCTURE (SPACE) CREW ESCAPE CONCEPTS.
Abstract
This report presents the results of a study concerned with the investigation of independent structure crew escape concepts for multicrew Earth orbital vehicles. A preliminary design analysis, including a reentry flight simulation and a review of structural concepts and materials, was conducted to establish the important parameters affecting reentry configuration and subsystems design. The constraints imposed by the integration of the crew escape module and spacecraft were then considered in the synthesis of the systems resulting in 11 lifting type reentry module concepts. These were classified into (1) rigid modules installed in the escape configuration and providing escape capability in all phases of the mission, (2) expandable structure modules providing escape capability for the orbital phase only and (3) rigid capsule and expandable reentry structure modules. Alternative escape techniques were considered for those phases where the concepts did not provide escape capability. For space stations with a crew of 5 to 20 men, an expandable disk multicrew module appears to have many advantages and was the best independent structure escape concept considered. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0482176
Entities
People
- Andre Roberge
- Fotis Mavriplis
- Gordon Little
- Henry Szot
- Roy Nishizaki