A spacecraft for future orbital infrastructure
Abstract
A concept for an operational spacecraft to be used in earth orbit in the process of industrializing space is introduced. The demand for interorbital travel is briefly discussed. The structure of the spacecraft, which consists of six modules which can be combined in different ways for different tasks, is described and depicted. The propulsion module is also shown and briefly described. The structure and function of a permanent polar platform are briefly presented.
- Publication:
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Luft und Raumfahrt
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984LR......5....3K
- Keywords:
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- Orbit Transfer Vehicles;
- Space Industrialization;
- Spacecraft Design;
- Space Commercialization;
- Space Platforms;
- Spacecraft Modules;
- Structural Design;
- Utilization;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles