Start Date
4-1978 8:00 AM
Description
The purpose of this paper is to present the management and technical plans of the NASA to implement an advanced systems technology program for large structures of the 1985-2000 time period.
The NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) has established a systems technology program for the efficient development of advanced engineering and operational concepts in support of large space systems.
The program's broad te c hni c al obj e c 11ve s and goals that will make future space systems economically as well as technically feasible will be discussed. Examples of possible missions that can utilize the technology developed by the program and potential benefits will be given. The four generic structural concepts (erectable structures, d eployable r efle c to r s 9 deployable platforms, and space fabricated structures) to be developed in addition, to the goals of technology areas closely coupled with these concepts will be described. Emphasis will be placed on the specific products gained from the program,*
A Technology Program for Large Area Space Systems
The purpose of this paper is to present the management and technical plans of the NASA to implement an advanced systems technology program for large structures of the 1985-2000 time period.
The NASA Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) has established a systems technology program for the efficient development of advanced engineering and operational concepts in support of large space systems.
The program's broad te c hni c al obj e c 11ve s and goals that will make future space systems economically as well as technically feasible will be discussed. Examples of possible missions that can utilize the technology developed by the program and potential benefits will be given. The four generic structural concepts (erectable structures, d eployable r efle c to r s 9 deployable platforms, and space fabricated structures) to be developed in addition, to the goals of technology areas closely coupled with these concepts will be described. Emphasis will be placed on the specific products gained from the program,*
Comments
Advanced Technology
Session Chairman: Paul F. Holloway, Director for Space, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia
Session Organizer: Arthur Henderson, Space Technology Coordination Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC