The implications of logistics and operations on the manual control of spacecraft docking are discussed. The results of simulation studies to investigate fuel and time cost tradeoffs are reviewed and discussed. Comparisons of acceleration control and pulse control are presented to evaluate the effects of astronauts being instructed to use pulse mode for fuel conservation. The applications of the findings to moon and Mars missions are addressed.


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    Title :

    Logistics and operations implications of manual control of spacecraft docking maneuvers


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    Conference:

    AIAA/SOLE Space Logistics Symposium ; 1991 ; Cocoa Beach, FL, United States


    Publication date :

    1991-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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