Promising manned spacecraft for a long-duration flight with a flexible inflatable shell

Autor: R. Dzhamilya Ramazanova, M. Oleg Alifanov
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 8:259-265
ISSN: 2468-8967
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsse.2021.08.008
Popis: The development of astronautics is approaching the stage of colonization of space objects of the Solar System, which will lead to regular and long-term manned space flights. Perspective projects of colonization and long-term stay of a man in space flight conditions were considered. The project proposed in this article is based on a conceptual approach. This paper considers the new type of promising spacecraft that solve the problem of the influence of the absence of gravity on a person in space during a long flight. The principle of a new generation manned spacecraft (MS) is presented. Using a flexible inflatable shell is a solution to reduce the mass of the MS. The analysis of existing solutions of flexible inflatable shells of American and Russian analogues and for the developed design of a new generation spacecraft is carried out. The comparison of the characteristics of three types of shells is made, with the definition of general and distinctive features of the structure and the system that provides the deployment of shells. Advantages and disadvantages of projects are described.
Databáze: OpenAIRE