Thermal Control Issues of the Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV) Alenia Spazio S.p.A

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Burgio, Fabrizio, author.

Conference Name:

International Conference On Environmental Systems (1993-07-12 : Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1993

Summary:

The new challenges of permanently inhabited orbital stations include the need for immediate, safe return to Earth of the station crew. In particular, in the frame of the Space Station Freedom (SSF) program, three potential emergency situations have been identified:It is recognised that station crew rescue/recovery by means of the U.S. Space Transportation System (STS) is not feasible since the time needed to setup the rescue mission would be too long for the assigned requirements.It has therefore been decided to develop an Assured Crew Return Vehicle, permanently docked to SSF and able to re-enter its crew (in total or in part) within assigned time constraints. This paper concentrates on the description of the three thermal subsystems present inside the ACRV: the Thermal Protection Subsystem (TPS), the Thermal Control Subsystem (TCS) and the Environmental Control and Life Support Subsystem (ECLSS).The subjects investigated are the system approach in the management of these three subsystems and their major design features. Finally, the open issues are identified and the activities foreseen in the near future are presented

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Publisher Number:

932054

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