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Manned Orbital Transfer Vehicle (MOTV). Volume 2: Mission handbookThe use of the manned orbit transfer vehicle (MOTV) for support of future space missions is defined. Some 20 generic missions are defined each representative of the types of missions expected to be flown in the future. These include the service and update of communications satellites, emergency repair of surveillance satellites, and passenger transport of a six man crew rotation/resupply service to a deep space command post. The propulsive and functional capabilities required of the MOTV to support a particular mission are described and data to enable the user to determine the number of STS flights needed to support the mission, mission peculiar equipment requirements, parametrics on mission phasing and requirements, ground and flight support requirements, recovery considerations, and IVA/EVA trade analysis are presented.
Document ID
19800006928
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Boyland, R. E.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Sherman, S. W.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Morfin, H. W.
(Grumman Aerospace Corp. Bethpage, NY, United States)
Date Acquired
September 4, 2013
Publication Date
November 7, 1979
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-160430
Report Number: NASA-CR-160430
Accession Number
80N15187
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS9-15779
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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