Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station

Committee on the Engineering Challenges to the Long-Term Operation of the International Space Station, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Research Council9780309069380, 0309069386

Table of contents :
0309069386……Page 1
Front Matter……Page 2
Preface……Page 8
Contents……Page 10
Executive Summary……Page 12
1 Introduction……Page 17
2 International Launch Vehicle Fleet……Page 19
3 Operations, Maintenance, and Reliability……Page 24
4 Extravehicular Activity, Robotics, and Supporting Technologies……Page 29
5 Equipment Upgrades, Software, and Communications……Page 35
6 End-of-Life Disposal……Page 39
Acronyms and Abbreviations……Page 54