Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations: Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation de David J. Shayler

Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations: Early Docking Technologies from Concept to Implementation: Springer Praxis Books

Autor David J. Shayler

en Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 iul 2017

How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked?

Docking technologies had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations, but these

were postponed until the Mir station became available, while plans for getting a new U. S. space station underway were stalled.

In Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations, the author delves into the rich history of the Space Shuttle and its connection to these early space stations, culminating in the nine missions to dock the shuttle to

Mir. By 1998, after nearly three decades of planning and operations, shuttle missions to Mir had resulted in:

• A proven system to link up the space shuttle to a space station

• Equipment and hands-on experience in handling tons of materials

• An infrastructure to support space station assembly and resupply

Each of these played a pivotal role in developing the skills and procedures crucial to the creation of the later, much larger and far more complex International Space Station, as described in the companion

volume Assembling and Supplying the ISS: The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783319497686
ISBN-10: 3319497685
Pagini: 300
Ilustrații: XX, 248 p. 122 illus., 107 illus. in color.
Dimensiuni: 168 x 240 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.51 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2017
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seriile Springer Praxis Books, Space Exploration

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Preface.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Dedication.- Prologue.- Chapter 1 The Space Shuttle and the Space Station.- Chapter 2 Shuttle and Salyut: A Lost Opportunity.- Chapter 3 The Price of Freedom.- Chapter 4 Putting It All Together.- Chapter 5 The Human Element.- Chapter 6 Getting There.- Chapter 7 Shuttle-Mir 1994-1998.- Chapter 8 The Docked Phase.- Chapter 9 Crew Transfers and Loadmasters.- Chapter 10 Getting Back.- Closing Comments.- Afterword.- Abbreviations.- Appendices.- Bibliography.- About the Author.

Recenzii

“Shayler’s narrative approach sheds light on a key period in space exploration; the many interviews with Shuttle-Mir astronauts, along with photographs and diagrams throughout, help make this volume especially accessible and engaging. Interesting reading for space enthusiasts. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; faculty and general readers.” (J. Z. Kiss, Choice, Vol. 55 (9), May, 2018)

Notă biografică

Dave Shayler has been following the shuttle operational story for over 30 years and in particular aspects of its relationship with space stations. He has presented numerous papers on the topic and has authored series of articles published by the BIS in support of this outreach program and research. This work includes:
• 1991: The proposed USSR Salyut and US Shuttle Docking Mission circa 1981 (paper presented at the BIS Soviet Technical Forum 1991; paper published in JBIS 1991)
• 2000: American flights to Mir (Space shuttle) (published in BIS publication History of Mir; paper presented at BIS Soviet Technical Forum)
• 2002: NASA Shuttle missions to ISS (1998-2002) (published in BIS publication From Imagination to Reality: the ISS Volume 1)
• 2005: NASA Shuttle missions to ISS (2002-2005) (published in the BIS publication From Imagination to Reality: the ISS Volume 2)
• Unpublished: NASA Shuttle missions to ISS (2005-2011)
He joined theBIS in January 1976 and has participated in numerous activities, programs and projects including chairing meetings, working on committees and contributing to society publications. Dozens of his articles have appeared in BIS publications since 1977. He created Astro Info Service in October 1982 to focus his space writing and research, with lectures and educational outreach activities. Early publications included the periodicals ORBITER (on the Shuttle) and ZENIT (on Soviet activities), and a growing range of biographies on the world's space explorers. In 1990 he co-created the Midland Spaceflight Society and acts as its chairman. His first books were published in 1987 by Ian Allen and Salamander Books and since then over 20 titles have been authored including 13 titles in the Praxis Space Library between 2000 and 2009. He has also contributed to U. S. books and collections on human spaceflight including the three editions of Macmillan’s Who’s Who in Space edited by Michael Cassutt. In2008 his authorised biography on Skylab astronaut Jerry Carr was published after 20 years’ research. Personal research has been conducted at NASA JSC in Houston and at KSC in Florida, as well as at Rice and Clear Lake Universities and NARA archives in Texas. His research has also allowed him to complete a fascinating and informative visit to Russia in 2003 visiting the Cosmonaut Training Center and other facilities around Moscow.

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How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.S. quest to build a large research station in Earth orbit? As a means of transporting goods, the shuttle could help supply the parts to the station. But how would the two entitles be physically linked?

Docking technologies had to constantly evolve as the designs of the early space stations changed. It was hoped the shuttle would make missions to the Russian Salyut and American Skylab stations, but these

were postponed until the Mir station became available, while plans for getting a new U. S. space station underway were stalled.

In Linking the Space Shuttle and Space Stations, the author delves into the rich history of the Space Shuttle and its connection to these early space stations, culminating in the nine missions to dock the shuttle to

Mir. By 1998, after nearly three decades of planning and operations, shuttle missions to Mir had resulted in:

• A proven system to link up the space shuttle to a space station

• Equipment and hands-on experience in handling tons of materials

• An infrastructure to support space station assembly and resupply

Each of these played a pivotal role in developing the skills and procedures crucial to the creation of the later, much larger and far more complex International Space Station, as described in the companion

volume Assembling and Supplying the ISS: The Space Shuttle Fulfills Its Mission.

Caracteristici

Discusses the development of shuttle operation in relation to early space stations Offers an explanation of how plans were created to fly space shuttles with the Soviet Salyut, American Skylab and Freedom and to the Russian Mir space stations Explains the concept of utilizing the space shuttle design to assemble and resupply large space stations Includes firsthand interviews with those involved with the program Discusses revealing documents from the archives of NASA on how the agency planned for docking a shuttle to a Soviet space station Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras