Recovery from a tumbling condition in spaceThe Space Division of Rockwell International has examined means for arresting the motion of an out-of-control tumbling manned spacecraft. Twenty-three different concepts for checking the tumbling by using a rescue Space Shuttle have been evaluated. The most practical of these approaches were a stick-on rocket concept and a water-stream concept. Analysis of these two methods, which are described in this paper, shows that they are feasible and can be used to stop the worst-case tumbling considered and allow rescue of the crew with one Shuttle flight.
Document ID
19770028103
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Canetti, G. S. (Rockwell International Corp. Space Div., Downey, Calif., United States)