FEASIBILITY STUDY OF AN EXPANDABLE SPACE MAINTENANCE HANGAR

Abstract

To determine the feasibility of an expandable space hangar, a composite wall using polyester terephthalate, 181 style glass cloth, polyurethane foam, and polyvinylidene chloride is designed to operate in a 500 kilometer circular orbit. The structure is cylindrical with hemispherical ends and has a length of 65 feet and a diameter of 25 feet. The wall affords occupants protection form radiation and meteoroids, has a low gas permeability, withstands an internal pressure of 7.5 lb/sq. in., and can be compressed into a launch package of 460 cu. ft. It is concluded that a design of an expandable space hangar is feasible.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0635383

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Keating

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cosmic Rays
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Electromagnetic Scattering
  • Electromagnetic Shielding
  • Electrons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Gamma Rays
  • Ionization
  • Laminates
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Quantum Yields
  • Spacecraft

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites