Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Review of the feasibility of manned earth orbiting laboratories in the 1980s for solving problems identified with operational communication and navigation systems. A program of experiments recommended for implementation in the 1980 to 1990 period is presented. Equipment for conducting experiments is listed. Conceptual designs of laboratories which could be carried to orbit by the forthcoming NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter and then operated on orbit by an experimenter crew are discussed. Studies of the expected benefits, together with investigations of the configurations, mission considerations, and equipment selection result in the conclusion that manned communication/navigation research laboratories in earth orbit would be practical and effective, and that the experiments performed could derive meaningful information having application to future unmanned operational systems.
Keywords:
SPACE VEHICLES
Type:
AIAA PAPER 72-533
,
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Communications Satellite Systems Conference; Apr 24, 1972 - Apr 26, 1972; Washington, DC
Format:
text
Permalink
