SPACE EXTRAVEHICULAR OPERATIONS: A REVIEW OF THE REQUIREMENTS AND ALTERNATE SYSTEM APPROACHES,
Abstract
EVO (extravehicular operations) is defined as a group of activities which take place outside of a parent spacecraft and which involve the employment of an astronaut either directly or through the use of remote control in the support of operational missions or in the conduct of scientific/engineering investigations. This discussion of earth orbital EVO specifically concerns: defining an approach to determine operational EVO mission requirements which will result in the design of a minimum number of systems possessing the capability of accomplishing a wide range of mission requirements; providing a delineation of some of the operational/scientific missions which require or could utilize efficiently both manned and unmanned EVO support; presenting a description of three EVO maneuvering systems, namely a manned maneuvering module, an unmanned small maneuvering satellite, and a dual-purpose maneuvering unit capable of operating either in a manned or unmanned mode. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 10, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0642811
Entities
People
- Leonard M. Seale
- Peter N. Van Schaik
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory