NASA NTRS · 19890036952
Rebuilding the space technology base
Abstract
NASA's Civil Space Technology Initiative (CSTI) will not only develop novel technologies for space exploration and exploitation, but also take mature technologies into their demonstration phase in earth orbit. In the course of five years, CSTI will pay off in ground- and space-tested hardware, software, processes, methods for low-orbit transport and operation, and fundamental scientific research on the orbital environment. Attention is given to LOX/hydrogen and LOX/hydrocarbon reusable engines, liquid/solid fuel hybrid boosters, and aeroassist flight experiments for the validation of aerobraking with atmospheric friction. Also discussed are advanced scientific sensors, systems autonomy and telerobotics, control of flexible structures, precise segmented reflectors, high-rate high-capacity data handling, and advanced nuclear power systems.
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Povinelli, Frederick P., Stephenson, Frank W., Sokoloski, Martin M., Montemerlo, Melvin D., Venneri, Samuel L., Mulville, Daniel R., Hirschbein, Murray S., Smith, Paul H., Schnyer, A. Dan, Lum, Henry. 1989-01-01. Rebuilding the space technology base. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19890036952
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