The purpose of the design and fabrication phase of the TFS Program was to create a full scale replica of a representative planetary lander vehicle. This vehicle replica was to be structurally similar and thermally identical to the reference lander configuration. The TFS vehicle would then be used for a series of thermal vacuum tests, as described in Volume III of this series. It was recognized that this program would provide a 'learn-by-doing' experience in the detail design and actual fabrication of such a large spacecraft. The emphasis was on the early acquisition of experience and problem area identification for future spacecraft programs, and on development of new manufacturing and QC techniques and processes. (Author)
Technology Feasibility Spacecraft (Tfs) Technology Report. Volume II. Vehicle Design and Fabrication
1968
129 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Manned Spacecraft , Manufacturing Processes & Materials Handling , Spacecraft , Experimental design , Feasibility studies , Spacecraft components , Space simulation chambers , Models(Simulations) , Manufacturing methods , Soft landings , Structural shells , Aluminum , Plywood , Beams(Structural) , Welding , Thermal insulation , Instrumentation , Thermocouples , Solar radiation , Assembling , Quality control , Management engineering , TFS(Technology Feasibility Spacecraft) , Technology feasibility spacecraft , Mylar