Space Station attached payloads

The Space Station Freedom is being designed and developed with user requirements being used to shape the configuration. Plans include accommodation provisions for a wide variety of attached payloads including the Earth sciences research activities which are the focus of this conference. The station program is even beginning some preliminary payload manifesting which involves planning for accommodation of payload during the station's assembly flights. Potential payload organizations should be aware of the station's plans for payload accommodations so as to guide their own payload activities for future space station use

Paper Session II-B - A Look at NASA\u27s In-Space Technology Experiments Program

In 1986, NASA\u27s Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) initiated the In-Space Technology Experiments Program to sponsor the verification and/or validation of unique, innovative space technologies in the space environment. The program includes technology experiments from U.S. industry, U.S. universities and NASA centers which have a demonstrable requirement for evaluation of validation in the space environment or under microgravity conditions. Currently, over 40 experiments have been funded for either feasibility definition or development and additional experiments are expected to be selected for funding in the near future. These experiments are in the categories of space structures; space environmental effects; power and propulsion systems; fluid and thermal management; automation and robotics; sensor, communications and information systems; in-space systems; and humans in space. These experiments are expected to be conducted on the National Space Transportation System (NSTS) or expendable launch vehicles (ELVs) in the early 1990\u27s and beyond into the era of the space station. This paper will provide a look at the current status of the In-Space Technology Experiments Program, including a discussion of those experiments which are under development. Also, the status of OAST\u27s recent Announcement of Opportunity for In-Space Technology Experiments will be discussed

Technology for the Future: In-Space Technology Experiments Program, part 1

The purpose of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) In-Space Technology Experiment Program (In-STEP) 1988 Workshop was to identify and prioritize technologies that are critical for future national space programs and require validation in the space environment, and review current NASA (In-Reach) and industry/university (Out-Reach) experiments. A prioritized list of the critical technology needs was developed for the following eight disciplines: structures; environmental effects; power systems and thermal management; fluid management and propulsion systems; automation and robotics; sensors and information systems; in-space systems; and humans in space. This is part one of two parts and is the executive summary and experiment description. The executive summary portion contains keynote addresses, strategic planning information, and the critical technology needs summaries for each theme. The experiment description portion contains brief overviews of the objectives, technology needs and backgrounds, descriptions, and development schedules for current industry, university, and NASA space flight technology experiments

Technology for the Future: In-Space Technology Experiments Program, part 2

The purpose of the Office of Aeronautics and Space Technology (OAST) In-Space Technology Experiments Program In-STEP 1988 Workshop was to identify and prioritize technologies that are critical for future national space programs and require validation in the space environment, and review current NASA (In-Reach) and industry/ university (Out-Reach) experiments. A prioritized list of the critical technology needs was developed for the following eight disciplines: structures; environmental effects; power systems and thermal management; fluid management and propulsion systems; automation and robotics; sensors and information systems; in-space systems; and humans in space. This is part two of two parts and contains the critical technology presentations for the eight theme elements and a summary listing of critical space technology needs for each theme