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Space station engineering design issues : report of a workshop, November 7-11, 1988, Irvine, California / Workshop Committee on Space Station, Engineering Design Issues, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Space stations--Design and construction--Congresses.
- Space stations.
- Engineering design--Congresses.
- Engineering design.
- Large space structures (Astronautics)--Congresses.
- Large space structures (Astronautics).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (91 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1989.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Space Station Freedom program is the next major U.S. manned space initiative. It has as its objective the establishment of a permanently manned facility in low earth orbit. This book summarizes the main findings and recommendations of a workshop that examined the space station program with a view toward identifying critical engineering issues related to the design and operation of the station.
- Contents:
- Space Station Engineering Design Issues
- Copyright
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- GENERAL DESIGN ISSUES
- ISSUES RELATED TO UTILIZATION AND OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS
- SELECTED ISSUES RELATED TO SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS AND DESIGN
- Software and Data Management
- Communications and Tracking
- Automation and Robotics
- Electrical Power System
- Thermal Control System
- Environmental Control and Life Support System, Man Systems, Extravehicular Activity System
- Fluid Management System
- MANAGEMENT ISSUES RELEVANT TO DESIGN
- 1 Introduction
- BACKGROUND
- APPROACH
- 2 General Design Issues
- CREW SAFETY
- GROUND VERIFICATION OF ELEMENTS, ASSEMBLIES, AND OPERATIONS
- RELIANCE ON MODELS AND MODELING FOR VERIFICATION
- ON-ORBIT ASSEMBLY, INTEGRATION, AND VERIFICATION
- SOFTWARE ENVIRONMENT
- RESOURCE ADEQUACY AND ALLOCATION FOR SPACE STATION ASSEMBLY AND OPERATIONS
- INSURANCE" ALTERNATIVES FOR FLIGHT-CRITICAL SYSTEMS
- STANDARDS AND COMMONALITY
- DESIGN FOR FUTURE REFURBISHMENT
- 3 Issues Related to Utilization and Operations Requirements for the Space Station
- DESIGN REFERENCE MISSIONS
- ASSEMBLY PHASE REQUIREMENTS
- Assembly Sequence
- Premature Flight Telerobotic Servicer Launch
- Assembly Phase Utilization
- MATURE UTILIZATION AND OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS
- Microgravity Environment
- Crew Utilization
- Commonality
- Logistical Resupply
- Contingency Planning
- EVOLUTIONARY PHASE REQUIREMENTS
- Essential Evolutionary Capabilities
- Heroic Evolution
- 4 Issues Related to Systems Requirements and Design
- SYSTEMS ARCHITECTURAL CONCERNS
- Systems Requirements
- Systems Interactions
- Allocation of Systems Requirement Impacts
- Modeling
- Growth Flexibility
- SPECIFIC SYSTEMS ISSUES
- Overview
- Software Risk Management.
- Software Development Schedules and Uncertainties in Application Software Requirements
- Software Support Environment
- Software Design for Supportability
- Software Integration and Verification
- Space Station Information System Services
- End-to-End Considerations
- Electromagnetic Interference
- Solution-Driven Versus Problem-Driven Approaches to Automation Initiatives
- Advanced Automation Targets and Products
- Advanced Automation and Robotics Plan
- Environmental Control and Life Support System, Man System, and Extravehicular Activity System
- Microbial and Toxin Control in the Space Station
- In-Space Testing of Life Support Systems
- Medical Evacuation
- Human Factors and Habitability
- Radiation
- Extravehicular Activity
- FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
- 5 Management Issues Relevant to Design
- IMPACT OF THE INTERNAL NASA CULTURE ON THE SPACE STATION PROGRAM
- Background
- Impact of Management Complexities on the Space Station Technical Program
- IMPACT OF PROGRAM INSTABILITIES ON THE SPACE STATION TECHNICAL PROGRAM
- MANAGEMENT OF FREE-FLYING PLATFORMS
- ASSOCIATE CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS
- TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT PROCESS
- SYSTEM SPECIFICATION
- INTEGRATION AND VERIFICATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
- COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA SYSTEMS
- Supplementary Discussion
- MATERIALS
- HEALTH MAINTENANCE
- TOXIC MATERIALS HANDLING
- POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY OF USER REQUIREMENTS
- Appendix A Letter from the NASA Office of Space Station
- Appendix B Statement of Task
- Appendix C Presenters at the Workshop
- Acronyms
- Selected Material Used at the Workshop
- VIEWGRAPHS
- OTHER NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION MATERIAL.
- NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL MATERIAL
- PAPERS FROM 1988 INTERNATIONAL ASTRONAUTICAL FEDERATION CONGRESS
- OTHER.
- Notes:
- Supported by NASA contract no. NASW-4003.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-21425-2
- 9786610214259
- 0-309-56435-2
- 0-585-14669-1
- OCLC:
- 43477088
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