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Manned earth orbital laboratories to perform communications/navigation research.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.
Document ID
19720043691
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Waltz, D. M.
(TRW Systems Group Redondo Beach, Calif., United States)
Quantock, C. W.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, Ala., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1972
Subject Category
Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 72-533
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Communications Satellite Systems Conference
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: April 24, 1972
End Date: April 26, 1972
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Accession Number
72A27357
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-27540
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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