Automated payload requirements for space shuttle

Autor: Philip E. Culbertson, Thomas Hagler
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Acta Astronautica. 1:1301-1314
ISSN: 0094-5765
DOI: 10.1016/0094-5765(74)90077-0
Popis: The accommodation requirements for a representative spectrum of automated spacecraft are analyzed and compared to the services provided by the Space Shuttle and Space Tug. The purpose and engineering characteristics of a number of possible items of general purpose Shuttle-payload interface equipment are discussed. The benefits provided to automated payloads by the Space Transportation System are summarized.
Databáze: OpenAIRE