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Historical review and current plansA space station concept published in Colliers Magazine in 1952 was the result of a proposal made by a group of visionary scientists and engineers. NASA began studies regarding the concepts and technology needed for a space station in 1959 during its first year of existence. Formative studies regarding the design and the construction of a space station are discussed, taking into account the 1960 space station design of an American aerospace company, the scale model of a hexagonal self-deploying space station, the concept of the Manned Orbiting Research Laboratory (MORL), MORL with Apollo Logistics System, the MORL Brayton Cycle power system, MORL with nuclear power, a manned orbiting telescope, the 1967 Large Space Station concept, the phase B modular space station, the MOSC configuration 1975, a basic manned platform with resupply, and a concept for a space operations center studied in 1979. A Soviet space station program began with Salyut 1 in April 1971. The U.S. Skylab was launched in May 1973. Attention is also given to military stations and current planning.
Document ID
19830046282
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hook, W. R.
(NASA Langley Research Center Space Systems Div., Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1982
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Meeting Information
Meeting: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Winter Annual Meeting
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Start Date: November 14, 1982
End Date: November 19, 1982
Sponsors: Navy
Accession Number
83A27500
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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