The review, further definition, and preliminary conceptual design of four technology demonstration model missions for possible performance on the Columbus module of the United States Space Station are summarized. Guidelines for potential users and the Columbus study team concerning the design of cost effective and user friendly space infrastructure for technology missions are given. The four technology model missions investigated were: Robotic Servicing Experiment; Fluid Transfer Management System; Large Structure Deployment/Assembly; and Tether System. Two additional concepts were selected by ESA for consideration: European Space Technology Exposure Facility and Technology Workbench.
Columbus Preparatory Program. Payload Element Study on a Technology Demonstration Mission, Executive Summary
1986
77 pages
Report
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English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Manned Spacecraft , Astronautics , Mission planning , Nasa space programs , Orbital space stations , European space programs , Deployment , Fluid management , Large space structures , Robotics , Space erectable structures , Technology assessment , Tethering , Foreign technology