NASA/TMX-64852, Wilmer Jr., G. E., Skylab Thruster Attitude Control System , National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington D. C. 20546, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, July 1974, pp. 119, Format(s): PDF 3872k |
This report documents the preflight activities and the Skylab mission support effort for the Thruster Attitude Control System (TACS). The preflight activities include a description of problems and their solutions encountered in the development, qualification, and flight checkout test programs. The mission support effort is presented as it relates to system performance assessment, real-time problem solving, flight anomalies, and the daily system evaluation. Finally, the detailed flight evaluation is presented for each phase of the mission using system telemetry data.
The report asserts that the TACS met or exceeded design requirements and fulfilled its assigned mission objectives.
| Keywords: | Blowdown, Cold gas, GN₂, Propulsion System, Flight Evaluation, Development History, Theoretical Performance |
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| CASI Document ID Number: | 74N30306 |
| Subjects: | Astronautics: Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance: Spacecraft Attitude Control And Stabilization |
| ID Code: | 171 |
| Deposited On: | 24 May 2002 |