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4-1971 8:00 AM

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Reliability and maintainability requirements for reusable space vehicles are more nearly those for an airplane than for a single-use missile or space vehicle.

Commercial aircraft philosophies of optimum redundancy, dispatch with components inoperative, in-flight fault isolation, and on-condition maintenance, and the considerations necessary in applying them to reusable space vehicles are presented.

A reliability and maintainability design philosophy for reusable space vehicles is developed, based on trade-offs that are a function of the vehicle mission parameters.

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Apr 1st, 8:00 AM

Application of Commercial Aircraft Reliability and Maintainability Philosophy to Reusable Space Vehicles

Reliability and maintainability requirements for reusable space vehicles are more nearly those for an airplane than for a single-use missile or space vehicle.

Commercial aircraft philosophies of optimum redundancy, dispatch with components inoperative, in-flight fault isolation, and on-condition maintenance, and the considerations necessary in applying them to reusable space vehicles are presented.

A reliability and maintainability design philosophy for reusable space vehicles is developed, based on trade-offs that are a function of the vehicle mission parameters.

 

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