This report identifies and assesses the kinds of engineering research and technology development applicable to national, NASA, and commercial needs that can appropriately be performed on the space station. It also identifies the types of instrumentation that should be included in the space station design to support engineering research. The report contains a preliminary assessment of the potential benefits to U.S. competitiveness of engineering research that might be conducted on a space station, reviews NASA's current approach to jointly funded or cooperative experiments, and suggests modifications that might facilitate university and industry participation in engineering research and technology development activities on the space station.
Engineering Research and Technology Development on the Space Station
1996
100 pages
Report
No indication
English
Manned Spacecraft , Astronautics , Research Program Administration & Technology Transfer , International space station , Project management , Project planning , Research and development , Technology innovation , Aeronautical engineering , Spaceborne experiments , Space environment , Electric power , Robotics , Propulsion , Communications , Temperature control , Life support systems , Life sciences , Space station structures , Technology transfer , ERTD(Engineering Research and Technology Development) , Engineering Research and Technology Development , Autonomous systems , Economic benefits