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Design, construction, and utilization of a space station assembled from 5-meter erectable struts

Author
Mikulas, Martin M., Jr.
Published
Jun 1, 1987.
Physical Description
1 electronic document
Additional Creators
Bush, Harold G.
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Summary
The primary characteristics of the 5-meter erectable truss is presented, which was baselined for the Space Station. The relatively large 5-meter truss dimension was chosen to provide a deep beam for high bending stiffness yet provide convenient mounting locations for space shuttle cargo bay size payloads which are approx. 14.5 ft (4.4 m) in diameter. Truss nodes and quick attachment erectable joints are described which provide for evolutionary three dimensional growth and for simple maintenance and repair. A mobile remote manipulator system is described which is provided to assist in station construction and maintenance. A discussion is also presented of the construction of the Space Station and the associated extravehicular active (EVA) time.
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Collection
NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) Collection.
Note
Document ID: 19870015068.
Accession ID: 87N24501.
NASA(DOD Control)Structures Interaction Technology, 1986; p 675-699.
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