Space Station evolution - A Canadian perspective
Abstract
This paper notes aspects of Space Station evolution important to Canada and the ways in which Canadian space efforts will support continued growth and utilization of the Space Station. Important to Canada as a Supplier-Owner-Operator of a vital part of the core Station, is evolution in directions that increase external activity and expand the size of the Station. Increased use of the Station as an assembly or staging location for space vehicles, the 'Transport Node' notion, and increased traffic from visiting free-flyers, or an expansion of facilities for attached/external payloads are the paths of growth which will increase demands on the time and competence of the Mobile Servicing System (MSS). Canada's plans for Space Station include carrying the present activities through to a successful conclusion around the turn of the century, and mounting an evolutionary MSS program for the period beyond.
- Publication:
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Washington, DC International Astronautical Federation Congress
- Pub Date:
- August 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992wadc.iafcQX...D
- Keywords:
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- Canadian Space Program;
- Space Station Freedom;
- International Cooperation;
- Remote Manipulator System;
- Astronautics (General)