NASA-MSFC is planning systems for the orbital servicing and maintenance of large geosynchronous platforms. The goal is to devise methods to maintain, update, and/or replace the basic spacecraft housekeeping equipment as well as the onboard mission equipment. The planning has passed through the feasibility demonstration level. A hard engineering test unit of such an on-orbit servicing system, complete with control system, is being tested and evaluated by MSFC.
Orbital servicing of space platforms
Conference on Large Space Platforms: Future Needs and Capabilities
1978-09-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Orbital servicing of space platforms
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