NASA has completed the preliminary definition phase of the Flight Telerobotic Servicer (FTS) and is now preparing to begin the detailed design and fabrication phase. The FTS will be designed and built by Martin Marietta Astronautics Group in Denver, CO, for the Goddard Space Flight Center, in support of the Space Station Freedom Program. The design concepts for the FTS are discussed, as well as operational scenarios for the assembly, maintenance, servicing and inspection tasks which are being considered for the FTS. The upcoming Development Test Flight (DTF-1) is the first of two shuttle test flights to test FTS operations in the environment of space and to demonstrate the FTS capabilities in performing tasks for Space Station Freedom. Operational planning for DTF-1 is discussed as well as development plans for the operational support of the FTS on the space station.
Flight Telerobotic Servicer (FTS) NASA's First Operational Robotic System
1990
8 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Manned Spacecraft , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Inspection , Manipulators , Robotics , Robots , Space maintenance , Space stations , Teleoperators , Controllers , Fabrication , Flight tests , Operational problems , Planning , Radio communication , Space transportation system flights , Systems engineering , Temperature control , Reprints
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