EVA Operational Enhancements and ASEM NASA Johnson Space Center

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Armstrong, Karen R., author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (1992-07-12 : Seattle, Washington, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1992

Summary:

Among the many firsts which will occur on STS-49, the maiden voyage of the Space Shuttle Endeavour, a Space Station Freedom (SSF) experiment entitled Assembly of Station by Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Methods (ASEM) promises to test the boundaries of EVA operational capabilities. Should the results be favorable, station and other major users of EVA stand to benefit from increased capabilities. Even the preparation for the ASEM experiment is serving as a pathfinder for complex SSF operations. This paper reviews the major tasks planned for ASEM and discusses the operational analogies investigators are attempting to draw between ASEM and SSF. How these findings may be applied to simplify station assembly and maintenance will also be discussed.Operational demonstrations planned for ASEM and their potential applications include:Even though the mission will not be flown until the middle of 1992, development and training activities are resolving several puzzling issues and revealing some tentative results. This paper will describe some of the lessons learned to date

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Publisher Number:

921341

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