Recent NASA research efforts on space construction are reviewed. Preliminary results of the EASE/ACCESS Shuttle experiments are discussed. A 45-foot beam was constructed on orbit in 30 minutes using a manual assembly technique at a work station. A large tetrahedron was constructed several times using a free floating technique. The capability of repair, utilities installation, and handling the structures using a mobile foot restraint on the RMS was also demonstrated. Implications of the experiments for space station are presented. Models of 5-meter space station structure together with neutral buoyancy simulations suggest manual assembly techniques are feasible. Selected research on control of flexible structures is discussed.
Construction and Control of Large Space Structures
1986
21 pages
Report
No indication
English
Construction and control of large space structures
TIBKAT | 1986
|Construction and control of large space structures
NTRS | 1986
|Construction and control of large space structures
NTRS | 1986
|Construction and assembly of large space structures
NTRS | 1980
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