Space rescue operations in the early 1980's.Discussion of planning requirements for space rescue missions in connection with an emergency situation involving a manned satellite with a small crew. A space rescue mission may be divided basically into three major operational phases including the response time phase, the phase concerned with the rescue operations, and the final phase which begins with the casting-off operation from the rendezvous position with the distressed vehicle. The types of possible emergency situations are discussed together with the space rescue equipment, a pressurized emergency module, an unpressurized emergency module, a portable airlock, an attachable docking fixture, a fluid jet type detumble system, a stick-on rocket type detumble system, and an antitumbling space vehicle.
Document ID
19720061463
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wild, J. W.
Schaefer, H. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1972
Subject Category
Space Vehicles
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress