Discussion of planning requirements for space rescue missions in connection with an emergency situation involving a manned satellite with a small crew. A space rescue mission may be divided basically into three major operational phases including the response time phase, the phase concerned with the rescue operations, and the final phase which begins with the casting-off operation from the rendezvous position with the distressed vehicle. The types of possible emergency situations are discussed together with the space rescue equipment, a pressurized emergency module, an unpressurized emergency module, a portable airlock, an attachable docking fixture, a fluid jet type detumble system, a stick-on rocket type detumble system, and an antitumbling space vehicle.


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    Title :

    Space rescue operations in the early 1980's.


    Contributors:
    Wild, J. W. (author) / Schaefer, H. (author)

    Conference:

    International Astronautical Federation, International Astronautical Congress ; 1972 ; Vienna, Austria


    Publication date :

    1972-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    Space rescue operations

    Schaefer, H. / Wild, J. W. | NTRS | 1970