A space station module consisting of a cylindrical can within a can is presented. The outer can, which has one open end, encloses the inner can. The inner can has one tapered end with a hatch and one untapered end with a hatch. The outer can has one tapered end with a hatch. The overall length of the outer can is 25 ft, and its outer diameter is 14 ft. Two such assemblies easily fit end to end in the Shuttle Orbiter payload bay. With a shuttle payload capability of 65,000 pounds and an approximate weight of each twin can assembly of 16,000 pounds, 33,000 pounds of payload are available for instrumenting the cans. Only the inner can can be instrumented prior to launch. Once in orbit, the module is expanded to provide twice the usable space, approximately 48 ft total length.


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    Title :

    Telescoping Space Station Modules


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    15 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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