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Selected tether applications in space: An analysis of five selected conceptsGround rules and assumptions; operations; orbit considerations/dynamics; tether system design and dynamics; functional requirements; hardware concepts; and safety factors are examined for five scenarios: tethered effected separation of an Earth bound shuttle from the space station; tether effected orbit boost of a spacecraft (AXAF) into its operational orbit from the shuttle; an operational science/technology platform tether deployed from space station; a tether mediated rendezvous involving an OMV tether deployed from space station to rendezvous with an aerobraked OTV returning to geosynchronous orbit from a payload delivery mission; and an electrodynamic tether used in a dual motor/generator mode to serve as the primary energy storage facility for space station.
Document ID
19850004613
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Date Acquired
September 5, 2013
Publication Date
July 31, 1984
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:171222
NASA-CR-171222
Accession Number
85N12921
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-35499
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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