A basic Space Shuttle flight experiment which will provide needed data on the construction of large space systems from the Orbiter was defined. The predicted dynamic behavior of a representative large structure, on-orbit construction operations, and Orbiter control during and after construction were studied. Evolutionary or supplemental flight experiments for the development or augmentation of a basic flight experiment were identified and defined. The study was divided into six major tasks with appropriate sub-tasks noted.
Space Construction Experiment Definition Study (SCEDS), Part 1. Volume 2: Study Results
1981
149 pages
Report
No indication
English
Astronautics , Manned Spacecraft , Dynamic structural analysis , Extravehicular activity , Large space structures , Remote manipulator system , Space erectable structures , Space maintenance , Space shuttle orbiters , Beams (Supports) , Computerized simulation , Cost analysis , Flight control , Orbital workers , Space tools , Spacecraft docking , Structural analysis , Structural vibration , Trusses