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A Manned Orbital Space LaboratoryA study is under way of a manned orbital space laboratory, some of the purposes of which would be to determine man's adaptability to space and to study structures and systems in space before committing manned spacecraft to long-range missions. It uses an inflatable torus as laboratory and living quarters and has an erectable solar collector as the source of heat for the power plant. The station rotates six times per minute in order to provide some artificial gravity together with stabilization. An escape taxi, which is not shown, is attached to the bottom of the station.
Document ID
20000112982
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schnitzer, Emanuel
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 19, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1960
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Conference on Thermal Radiation Problems in Space Technology: A Compilation of Summaries of the Papers Presented
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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