Data storage systems technology for the Space Station eraThe paper presents the results of an internal NASA study to determine if economically feasible data storage solutions are likely to be available to support the ground data transport segment of the Space Station mission. An internal NASA effort to prototype a portion of the required ground data processing system is outlined. It is concluded that the requirements for all ground data storage functions can be met with commercial disk and tape drives assuming conservative technology improvements and that, to meet Space Station data rates with commercial technology, the data will have to be distributed over multiple devices operating in parallel and in a sustained maximum throughput mode.
Document ID
19870061313
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dalton, John (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Mccaleb, Fred (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Sos, John (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Chesney, James (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Howell, David (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)