AbstractThe future space mission scenario of scientific and commercial/application missions impose very challenging requirements on the design and performance of space mechanisms and the tribology of their moving surfaces in contact. Taking as example the scenarios and preliminary design concepts of possible future ESA science missions, critical technological advancements of their mechanisms are being identified. The challenges of competitive mechanical product development for commercial/application missions and the role of equipment suppliers in the rapid development cycle are highlighted in selected examples of mechanism-related space equipment.
Space mechanisms and tribology challenges of future space missions
Acta Astronautica ; 55 , 11 ; 935-943
2004-04-20
9 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Space mechanisms and tribology challenges of future space missions
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