S78-23631 (1978) — A labeled drawing of a Teleoperator Retrieval System (TRS) which is being developed by NASA.
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S78-23631
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Teleoperator Retrieval System
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Space Tug Maintenance Concept
The overall view shows a Cislunar Shuttle being approached by an unmanned maintenance Tug. The Tug has three replacement modules attached to a turntable assembly. The first view shows an expanded section of the Cislunar Shuttle with the Tug approaching. The Tug will be docked with the Cislunar Shuttle using a standard docking mechanism. The second small view shows the Tug harddocked to the Cislunar Shuttle. A module is being removed from the Shuttle. The third small view shows the turntable rotated and a module being installed in the Cislunar Shuttle. After the operation is completed the two vehicles are demated and the Tug backed off as depicted in the lower illustration.
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MT70-6335 6-25-70
Shown here is an artist’s concept of a manned Space Tug servicing a communications satellite. Servicing of satellites will be economical and desirable in many cases in the future. However, the satellites will have to be designed to permit servicing. Existing satellite systems which are designed without consideration of inspace maintenance probably could not be effectively serviced even by a highly sophisticated maintenance kit used in conjunction with a manned Tug.
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Boeing SOC
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255-GRC-1983-C-02122
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A hypersonic shockwave system envelopes an Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle (AOTV) as it grazes the atmosphere before returning to the Space Shuttle in low Earth orbit. In this drawing, the main engine and the balloon-like parachute, or ballute, which encases the AOTV, provide protection from the reentry heat and drag to slow the vehicle as it enters a lower orbit. After reaching low Earth orbit, the ballute would be deflated and the AOTV would rendezvous with the Shuttle for reuse. This aerobraking technique is one of several being studied by Boeing Aerospace Company under contract to NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
BOEING AEROSPACE COMPANY
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255-GRC-1983-C-03832
An Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer Vehicle is shown using the Earth’s atmosphere to slow itself down and lift itself into another orbit before returning to the Space Shuttle for reuse. Inflatable wings are located on each side of the core propulsion module and covered by a high temperature heat shield material. The spacecraft payload bay is located in the forward section of the nose cone. Boeing is studying how the atmosphere can be used as a brake for this proposed Air Force spacecraft under contract to the Air Force’s Flight Dynamics Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
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