In-space assembly will revolutionize the creation, upgrade, and evolution of future space systems. In-space assembly represents an alternative deployment strategy that is not constrained by the requirement of using a single launch vehicle and enables a greater freedom of design for the initial emplacement of assets and their evolution over time. In-space assembly enables assets, such as observatories and science platforms, to become persistent, evolving over time like their terrestrial counterparts. Also, in-space assembly provides a direct path for utilization of in-space manufactured components designed exclusively for the operational environment. To highlight the advantages of an in-space assembly approach, the modular assembly of a 3 m to 4 m precision optical aperture based on thin meniscus technology coupled with structurally efficient TriTruss modules is presented. The 3 m to 4 m aperture stows compactly within two standard ride share slots (0.61 m by 0.71 m by 0.97 m). Placing instruments and the robotic system used for assembly in an adjacent ride share slot enables a capable observatory to be placed into service via modest ride share opportunities. Further, recent hardware assembly tests of similar modules and progress toward hardware tests to validate the overall architecture via diffraction limited testing will be summarized.


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    Titel :

    In-Space Modular Assembly: An Approach for Reliable, Affordable, Precision Space Apertures


    Beteiligte:
    William Doggett (Autor:in) / Olive Stohlman (Autor:in) / John Cooper (Autor:in) / John Teter, Jr (Autor:in) / Kyongchan Song (Autor:in) / Brace White (Autor:in) / Chang Jin Oh (Autor:in) / Martin Mikulas (Autor:in)

    Kongress:

    AIAA SciTech Forum and Exposition ; 2024 ; Orlando, FL, US


    Medientyp :

    Sonstige


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch