Space station needs, attributes and architectural options. Part 1: Summary
Abstract
Candidate missions for the space station were subjected to an evaluation/filtering process which included the application of budgetary constraints and performance of benefits analysis. Results show that the initial space station should be manned, placed in a 28.5 deg orbit, and provide capabilities which include a space test facility, satellite service, a transport harbor, and an observatory. A space industrial park may be added once further development effort validates the cost and expanding commercial market for space-processed material. Using the space station as a national space test facility can enhance national security, as well as commercial and scientific interests alike. The potential accrued gross mission model benefit derived from these capabilities is $5.9B without the industrial park, and $9.3B with it. Other benefits include the lowering of acquisition costs for NASA and DoD space assets and a basis for broadening international participation.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- April 1983
- Bibcode:
- 1983STIN...8418270.
- Keywords:
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- Mission Planning;
- Payload Delivery (Sts);
- Requirements;
- Space Stations;
- Spacecraft Configurations;
- Systems Analysis;
- Cost Effectiveness;
- Orbit Transfer Vehicles;
- Satellite Observation;
- Space Commercialization;
- Space Processing;
- Spaceborne Experiments;
- Telecommunication;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles