On-orbit maintenance and repair - New era in space research and industrialization
On-orbit maintenance and repair - New era in space research and industrialization
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During the seventies, NASA was developing a multifunction, economical spacecraft complete with ground and spaceborne support equipment, software, and necessary documentation to facilitate a large variety of space missions on a routine and cost effective basis. In order to reduce costs and time requirements, research was conducted to identify new approaches to a reusable, low-cost spacecraft design. The result of these studies was the development of the Multimission Modular Spacecraft (MMS). Three MMS spacecraft are currently operating in orbit. These spacecraft include the two Landsat-D earth resources satellites, Landsat-4 and -5, and the Solar Maximum Mission (SMM) spacecraft. Attention is given to details regarding the MMS, the STS-41C SMM repair mission, and failure modes and component degradation.
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On-orbit maintenance and repair - New era in space research and industrialization
1984-10-01
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English