U.S. Space Station platform - Configuration technology for customer servicingFeatures of the Space Station coorbiting and polar orbiting platforms (COP and POP, respectively) are described that will allow them to be configured optimally to meet mission requirements and to be assembled, serviced, and modified on-orbit. Both of these platforms were designed to permit servicing at the Shuttle using the remote manipulator system with teleoperated end effectors; EVA was planned as a backup and for unplanned payload failure modes. Station-based servicing is discussed as well as expendable launch vehicle-based servicing concepts.
Document ID
19890024452
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Dezio, Joseph A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Walton, Barbara A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)