The usefulness of the use of ELVs, including those of other nations, to supplement the Space Shuttle in resupplying the NASA Space Station is evaluated. Two reference ELV resupply missions are analyzed: the first uses a space-based transfer vehicle, such as the Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle, for berthing and deberthing; the second relies on an active transfer vehicle to deliver the logistics element directly to the Space Station. An account is given of the program-management implications of the proposed use of ELVs.
Space Station resupply using expendable launch vehicles
AIAA/SOLE Space Logistics Symposium ; 1988 ; Costa Mesa, CA, United States
1988-01-01
Conference paper
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Space Station resupply using expendable launch vehicles
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