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SYSTEM DESIGN
Pages 84-91

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From page 84...
... Users performing onboard materials processing should have no strong orbit preference. Users performing earth sensing require orbits that meet ground coverage, ground track cycle, and local sun angle requirements.
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From page 85...
... The Panel recommends that the space station employ modularity and flexibility in the allocation of user space and resources. Information Systems Architecture Three principal issues that must be resolved in the design of information systems for a space station are collection and processing of payload data, management of vehicle housekeeping functions, and structuring of the communications network between the station, other space systems, and the ground.
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From page 86...
... Reaction control jets should produce clean, fully expanded exhaust gases with minimal impingement on sensitive areas; life support waste management should avoid overboard dumps; and all fluid connections must minimize leakage or spillage during servicing operations. Electromagnetic control (EMC)
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From page 87...
... Although delayed response is an important mode, the primary space station choice is between physical presence and telepresence. Physical presence offers the potential advantages of timeliness, adaptability, dexterity, and autonomy; telepresence offers the potential advantages of efficiency, collaboration, and use of larger human resources.
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From page 88...
... Many data evaluation and target selection functions can be performed via telepresence, but considerable development will be required to produce a teleoperator with scanning and focusing eyes, facile arms, and pressure-sensitive fingers to perform complex on-orbit assembly. Technical Support for Expanding Human Capabilities in Space Man's effectiveness in space is limited by the performance of his spacesuits, tools, and maneuvering units.
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From page 89...
... 89 Finally, the Panel believes that a space station development program should make provision for technology advance or growth during the development period. Construction of a space station using off-the-shelf technology, although less costly initially, may not provide adequate capability to support requirements for onboard data processing, user needs, growth potential, or sufficient operational utility.
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Key Terms

  • data processing
  • design issue
  • human role
  • issue affecting
  • design requirements

  • user design
  • design issues
  • intermediate data
  • user requirements
  • processing center

  • processing resource
  • users performing
  • physical presence
  • potential advantages
  • payload data

  • space shuttle
  • station involve
  • user space
  • station employ
  • space service

  • station require
  • station orbit
  • station processing
  • earth space
  • space stations

  • station choice
  • primary space
  • station multiuser
  • space transportation
  • space platform


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