Definition was completed on a basic flight experiment which will provide data on the construction of large space systems from the orbiter which could not be practicably obtained from ground tests. Dynamic behavior of a representative large structure was predicted. On-orbit construction operations were studied. Orbiter control during and after construction was investigated. Evolutionary or supplmental flight experiments for the development of augmentation of a basic flight experiment were identified and defined.
Space Construction Experiment Definition Study (SCEDS), Part 1. Volume 1: Executive Summary
1981
34 pages
Report
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English
Astronautics , Manned Spacecraft , Dynamic structural analysis , Extravehicular activity , Large space structures , Orbital assembly , Remote manipulator system , Space erectable structures , Space shuttle orbiters , Space shuttle payloads , Spacecraft control , Beams (Supports) , Damping , Jettisoning , Stowage (Onboard equipment) , Structural design , Thermal expansion , Trusses