Publication Date:
2019-08-13
Description:
Following two years of relatively low-level exploratory work, the Materials Science and Manufacturing in Space program is now in a phase of expansion toward higher levels of effort. The main thrust of this effort is toward initiation of a research and development program on the Space Shuttle missions that can prepare the way for possible commercial manufacturing operations on permanently orbiting space stations. Experiment capabilities currently being planned for the Space Shuttle will be based on an inventory of reusable general-purpose equipment that can be configured in many different ways to meet individual experiment requirements. It is expected that this approach can support very large numbers of experiments and make flight opportunities accessible to many potential experimenters who would not be prepared to involve themselves in the development of flight hardware.
Keywords:
FACILITIES, RESEARCH, AND SUPPORT
Type:
Space for mankind''s benefit; First International Space Congress; Nov 15, 1971 - Nov 19, 1971; Huntsville, AL
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