Shuttle Detached Spacecraft.

Abstract

This report reports the results of a year-long in-house effort to investigate the potential utility and economic feasibility of developing a standard shuttle experiment support system to satisfy Air Force Geophysics Laboratory (AFGL) scientific requirements. It is shown that a shuttle detachable spacecraft capable of operating away from the orbiter environment, as well as attached in the cargo bay, maximizes its usefulness as an experiment support platform. A philosophy of minimum shuttle interface and efficient utilization of cargo bay volume is incorporated in an effort to reduce costs and provide greater flexibility for launch opportunities. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 30, 1983
Accession Number
ADA143320

Entities

People

  • R. E. Jacobs

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Attitude Control Systems
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Central Processing Units
  • Classification
  • Command And Control
  • Control
  • Control Systems
  • Free Flight
  • Geophysics
  • Platforms
  • Security
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites