The water spray technique (WST) for nullifying the angular momentum of a disabled spacecraft is examined. Such a despinning operation is necessary before a disabled spacecraft can be retrieved by the Space Shuttle. The WST involving the use of liquid sprays appears to be less complex and costly than other techniques proposed to despin a disabled vehicle. A series of experiments have been conducted to determine physical properties of water sprays exhausting into a vacuum. A computer model is built which together with the experimental results yields satellite despin performance parameters. The selection and retrieval of an actual disabled spacecraft is considered to demonstrate an application of the WST.


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    Title :

    Water sprays in space retrieval operations


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Annual Meeting and Technical Display ; 1978 ; Washington, DC


    Publication date :

    1978-02-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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