Logistics support of the Japanese Experiment Module by the H-II rocket
Abstract
This paper describes salient design features of the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM), which will be attached to the Space Station. Special attention is given to the logistic support of the JEM (which is planned to become operational in 1990s) by the HOPE orbiter, which will be used for the resupply and the retrieval of the JEM, and the H-II rocket, which will be used to launch the HOPE. The concepts of HOPE and the H-II rocket are discussed together with the estimated logistics requirements of this system. Configuration diagrams are included.
- Publication:
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Bangalore International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- October 1988
- Bibcode:
- 1988bang.iafcQT...S
- Keywords:
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- Japanese Space Program;
- Launch Vehicles;
- Orbital Servicing;
- Space Logistics;
- Space Stations;
- Space Transportation;
- Feasibility Analysis;
- Reentry Vehicles;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles