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A near term space demonstration program for large structuresFor applications involving an employment of ultralarge structures in space, it would be necessary to have some form of space fabrication and assembly in connection with launch vehicle payload and volume limitations. The findings of a recently completed NASA sponsored study related to an orbital construction demonstration are reported. It is shown how a relatively small construction facility which is assembled in three shuttle flights can substantially advance space construction know-how and provide the nation with a permanent shuttle tended facility that can further advance large structures technologies and provide a construction capability for deployment of large structural systems envisioned for the late 1980s. The large structures applications identified are related to communications, navigation, earth observation, energy systems, radio astronomy, illumination, space colonization, and space construction.
Document ID
19780052795
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Nathan, C. A.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1978
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AAS 77-202
Meeting Information
Meeting: Annual Meeting
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start Date: October 18, 1977
End Date: October 20, 1977
Accession Number
78A36704
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-14916
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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