The Columbus Space Station scenario, payload requirements, general system requirements, and design objectives are outlined. The system concept is described. The requirements are primarily driven by the interfacing system, i.e., the Manned Space Station (MSS), the Shuttle Space Transport System (STS) and the prospective payloads. Further requirements result from the inherent needs of the Columbus system itself, and from technical and operational constraints. The Columbus concept, in its initial phases, depends on U.S. resources like STS, MSS, and TDRS, but it is also adaptable to a potential future European space station with elements which are not yet in the Columbus scenario. This applies to the principal concepts of the elements and to the development of subsystem hardware and software. It is shown that the system concept meets design requirements.
Columbus Feasibility Studies. Volume 1: Requirements and System Concept
1986
506 pages
Report
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English