Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST)-1 Shuttle Payload Mission Prelaunch Report
Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST)-1 Shuttle Payload Mission Prelaunch Report
The OAST-1 Mission is comprised of solar array technology experiments sponsored by the Space Systems Division of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology. The Shuttle Payloads Engineering Division of the Office of Space Science and Applications is responsible for the implementation of the OAST-1 mission. OAST-1 will be the first spaceflight demonstration of a large, lightweight, and relatively inexpensive solar array that is deployable and also restowable. Current planning calls for the application of this technology to the needs of the space station. Another element of this mission is the use of two methods to evaluate the dynamic structural characteristics of the solar array; methods which can, in the future, be used to evaluate and monitor the performance of other large space structures as well. A third element of the OAST-1 mission is the test of advanced types of solar cells, and the calibration of a low-cost method of testing solar cells on high-altitude balloon flights. The OAST-1 mission will be accomplished on STS 41-D along with the Large Format Camera and SYNCOM-IV. Other details on the OAST-1 mission are provided in the enclosed prelaunch Mission Operation Report (MOR). Information on the Large Format Camera and other aspects of the STS 41-D flight are contained in separate prelaunch reports.
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Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST)-1 Shuttle Payload Mission Prelaunch Report
1984
20 pages
Report
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English