A general description of the NASA Space Station and a proposed Space Station gallery design are presented and the objectives of the contracts which funded this work are reviewed. The design problems encountered while designing a refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, and combination clothes washer/dryer for microgravity operation are discussed. As the design problems are introduced, it is shown how the solutions to the problems have impacted the designs.


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    Title :

    Space station appliances: design problems encountered during the development of ground test units


    Additional title:

    Raumstationsgeraete: Konstruktionsprobleme, die waehrend der Entwicklung von Bodentesteinheiten auftreten


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    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1988


    Size :

    5 Seiten



    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English