Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics
Scientific paper
Jul 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984stin...8512921.&link_type=abstract
Final Report Martin Marietta Corp., Bethesda, MD.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
Payload Delivery (Sts), Space Commercialization, Space Platforms, Space Shuttle Orbiters, Space Stations, Space Transportation System, Tethering, Energy Storage, Momentum Transfer, Orbital Maneuvering Vehicles, Orbital Rendezvous, Systems Analysis, X Ray Astrophysics Facility
Scientific paper
Ground rules and assumptions; operations; orbit considerations/dynamics; tether system design and dynamics; functional requirements; hardware concepts; and safety factors are examined for five scenarios: tethered effected separation of an Earth bound shuttle from the space station; tether effected orbit boost of a spacecraft (AXAF) into its operational orbit from the shuttle; an operational science/technology platform tether deployed from space station; a tether mediated rendezvous involving an OMV tether deployed from space station to rendezvous with an aerobraked OTV returning to geosynchronous orbit from a payload delivery mission; and an electrodynamic tether used in a dual motor/generator mode to serve as the primary energy storage facility for space station.
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