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Skylab viscous damper studyThe proposed magnetically anchored viscous fluid damper can maintain the Skylab in a gravity-gradient stabilized mode at the anticipated reboost altitudes. The parameters influencing damper performance (and thereby affecting the degree of risk) are: (1) amount of skylab pitch bias in the orbit plane which will result from aerodynamic trim conditions of the post-reboost configuration Skylab; (2) the lowest altitude to which the post-reboost Skylab will be allowed to decay prior to the next rendezvous; (3) maximum allowable weight and size of the proposed damper in order to match shuttle/TRS mission constraints; (4) the amount of magnetic materials expected to be in the vicinity of the damper.
Document ID
19790002922
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1978
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-150845
DOC-78SDS54251
Accession Number
79N11093
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER H-34352-B
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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