The reusable Space Tug is a major system planned to augment the Space Shuttle's capability to deliver, retrieve, and support automated payloads. The Space Tug will be designed to perform round-trip missions from low earth orbit to geosynchronous orbit. Space Tug goals and requirements are discussed together with the characteristics of the full capability Tug. The Tug is to be operated in an unmanned 'teleoperator' fashion. Details of potential teleoperator applications are considered, giving attention to related systems studies, candidate Tug mission applications, Tug 'end-effector' alternatives, technical issues associated with Tug payload retrieval, and Tug/payload accommodations.


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    Title :

    Earth-orbit mission considerations and Space Tug requirements.


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    Conference:

    National Conference on Remotely manned systems: Exploration and operation in space ; 1972 ; Pasadena, CA


    Publication date :

    1973-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


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    No indication


    Language :

    English


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