Hubble Space Telescope servicing - Experience base for a new eraAn account is given of the conceptual evolution of the Hubble Space Telescope's (HST) maintenance methodology, and the belated recognition of its long-term support requirements, as well as measures conceived for the extension of this orbiting observatory's service life, and the prospective benefits derivable by comparable programs from HST experience. Attention is given to HST cost and capability tradeoffs, the maintenance concept's definition, the integrated logistic support planning instituted by the program and its failure-prediction methods, as well as the institutional support base employed.
Document ID
19880028601
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Welch, James C. (NASA Office of Space Science and Applications Washington, DC, United States)
Brown, William W. (BDM Corp. Columbia, MD, United States)