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Toward large space systemsThe design of the Space Transportation System, consisting of the Space Shuttle, Spacelab, and upper stages, provides experience for the development of more advanced space systems. The next stage will involve space stations in low earth orbit with limited self-sufficiency, characterized by closed ecological environments, space-generated power, and perhaps the first use of space materials. The third phase would include manned geosynchronous space-station activity and a return to lunar operations. Easier access to space will encourage the use of more complex, maintenance-requiring satellites than those currently used. More advanced space systems could perform a wide range of public services such as electronic mail, personal and police communication, disaster control, earthquake detection/prediction, water availability indication, vehicle speed control, and burglar alarm/intrusion detection. Certain products, including integrated-circuit chips and some enzymes, can be processed to a higher degree of purity in space and might eventually be manufactured there. Hardware including dishes, booms, and planar surfaces necessary for advanced space systems and their development are discussed.
Document ID
19770048981
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Daros, C. J.
(McDonnel Douglas Astronautics Co. Huntington Beach, Calif., United States)
Freitag, R. F.
(NASA Office of Space Flight Washington, D.C., United States)
Kline, R. L.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, N.Y., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
May 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Astronautics and Aeronautics
Volume: 15
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Accession Number
77A31833
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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