A proposal is presented for a Spacelab payload transportation system to accomodate a number of Spacelab experiments requiring an auxiliary propulsion system to carry out missions outside Spacelab's near vicinity. A universally deployable platform is proposed for this purpose allowing transportation of single experiment units as well as the transport and positioning of satellites.
USAP - a Universal Standardized Propulsion Platform for the Transport of Spacelab Payloads USAP - Eine Universelle Standardisierte Antriebsplattform Zum Transport von Spacelab-Nutzlasten
1975
32 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Astronautics , Manned Spacecraft , Chemical propulsion , Propulsion system configurations , Space transportation , Spacelab payloads , Attitude control , Mission planning , Platforms , Propulsion system performance , Propulsive efficiency , Space missions , Three axis stabilization , West Germany , Translations