Space Station Freedom attached payloads and commercializationNASA's Space Station Freedom (SSF) attaches external payloads to its main truss structure via Attached Payload Accommodation Equipment (APAE); this equipment also provides access to such SSF resources as electrical power, command/control, and data handling. In orbit, APAE payloads are installed and maintained by a teleoperated robot or by an astronaut in EVA. Commercialization of EPAE will be accomplished by private companies concerned with the development of materials processing, earth resources and ocean resources monitoring, telecommunications, and industrial services. Attention is given to APAE user-integration activity.
Document ID
19910043034
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Furio, N. (General Electric Co. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Pyfer, B. (General Electric Co. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Smith, R. B., Jr. (General Electric Co. Philadelphia, PA, United States)
Hunt, S. R. (General Electric Co., Astro-Space Div., King of Prussia PA, United States)
Suddeth, D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space 90: The Second International Conference