TY - GEN
T1 - Materials and structures synergistic with in-space materials utilization
AU - Ramohalli, Kumar
AU - Shadman, Farhang
AU - Sridhar, K. R.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - The objective of this paper is to clearly demonstrate the significant advances made in recent months toward actual hardware realizations of various concepts for the utilization of in-space materials utilization (ISMU). The remarkable cost reductions possible with ISMU have been amply described elsewhere, and those virtues will not be extolled here. The basic point made in this paper is that ISMU has advanced far past stages of novelty, feasibility evaluations, paper studies, and system optimizations. Hardware components, and some simple complete systems, are available today for serious consideration by mission planners.
AB - The objective of this paper is to clearly demonstrate the significant advances made in recent months toward actual hardware realizations of various concepts for the utilization of in-space materials utilization (ISMU). The remarkable cost reductions possible with ISMU have been amply described elsewhere, and those virtues will not be extolled here. The basic point made in this paper is that ISMU has advanced far past stages of novelty, feasibility evaluations, paper studies, and system optimizations. Hardware components, and some simple complete systems, are available today for serious consideration by mission planners.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0026743635
SN - 087262868X
T3 - Proc 3 Int Conf Eng Constr Oper Space III
SP - 714
EP - 725
BT - Proc 3 Int Conf Eng Constr Oper Space III
PB - Publ by ASCE
T2 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space III
Y2 - 31 May 1992 through 4 June 1992
ER -