Start Date
4-1974 8:00 AM
Description
In future, the mission demands on unmanned spacecraft, (whether they be Earth orbiters or deep space probes) , will be so great and so complex as to preclude their being small enough to be launched from Earth by chemical rocket. Such spacecraft can be assembled in Earth orbit by suited astronauts, using pre-fabricated modules specifically designed for such orbital assembly. These modules could be standardized, so that any number of spacecraft and mission requirements could be accommodated without extensive need for specialized hardware.
Orbit Assembly Of Unmanned Spacecraft
In future, the mission demands on unmanned spacecraft, (whether they be Earth orbiters or deep space probes) , will be so great and so complex as to preclude their being small enough to be launched from Earth by chemical rocket. Such spacecraft can be assembled in Earth orbit by suited astronauts, using pre-fabricated modules specifically designed for such orbital assembly. These modules could be standardized, so that any number of spacecraft and mission requirements could be accommodated without extensive need for specialized hardware.
Comments
Foreign Technology
Session Chairman: R. F. Gompertz, Director, Systems Test Department, Chrysler Corporation Space Division
Session Organizer: T. J. McDonald, Public Relations, Chrysler Corporation Space Division
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