AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PRACTICALITY OF ORBITAL MAINTENANCE,

Abstract

Spacecraft and space stations orbiting the earth for long periods of time will incur many malfunctions requiring redundancy or orbital maintenance. Redundancy will suffice for the shorter periods while maintenance becomes a necessity in the long run. For maintenance to become a reality it must be both system and cost effective. It will never become effective unless the spacecraft is maintainable, spares are interchangeable, and man can make in-space repairs. Current programs are slowly advancing the technologies but a concentrated, comprehensive program is needed to make maintenance a reality reasonably soon. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 1967
Accession Number
AD0658454

Entities

People

  • Peter N. Van Schaik

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Maintenance
  • Malfunctions
  • Manned Spacecraft
  • Redundancy
  • Space Stations
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Components
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects