A review of structures, verification, and calibration technologies of space robotic systems for on-orbit servicing

XL Ding, YC Wang, YB Wang, K Xu - Science China Technological …, 2021 - Springer
Recently, with the rapid development of aerospace technology, an increasing number of
spacecraft is being launched into space. Additionally, the demands for on-orbit servicing …

Reusable space tug concept and mission

SC Aleina, N Viola, F Stesina, MA Viscio, S Ferraris - Acta Astronautica, 2016 - Elsevier
The paper deals with the conceptual design of a space tug to be used in support to Earth
satellites transfer manoeuvres. Usually Earth satellites are released in a non-definitive low …

Futures of deep space exploration, commercialization, and colonization: The frontiers of the responsibly imaginable

DM Bushnell - 2021 - ntrs.nasa.gov
The reusable rocket, printing, automation engendered reductions in space access costs are
rapidly opening up deep space, beyond GEO, to commercialization. Report addresses the …

Prospectives in deep space infrastructures, development, and colonization

DM Bushnell, RW Moses - 2020 - ntrs.nasa.gov
The realization of the long studied cost reduction benefits of reusable rockets is expected to
revolutionize and enable both commercial deep space beyond Geostationary Earth Orbit …

The Space Superhighway: A Cost Analysis of an In-Space Logistics Resupply Network

PD Friz, DJ Tiffin, E Rosenthal - ASCEND 2022, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-4254. vid The Space
Superhighway is a concept for an in-space logistics network for payload delivery and …

[PDF][PDF] Approaches To Humans-Mars Both Safe and Affordable

DM Bushnell, R Moses, S Choi - 2022 - ntrs.nasa.gov
The fundamental differences regarding the Moon vs. Mars for humans include far longer
missions and greater resources required for Mars. In humans-Mars planning, thus far the …

[PDF][PDF] Parametric cost analysis of refueling options in cislunar space

DJ Tiffin, PD Friz - AIAA ASCEND, 2021 - ntrs.nasa.gov
Over the next several years NASA intends to develop and maintain a sustained human
presence in cislunar space and on the surface of the Moon. The sustained lunar presence …

Parametric Cost Analysis of Expendable vs. Reusable Refueling Architectures in Cis-Lunar Space

D Tiffin, PD Friz - ASCEND 2021, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-4066. vid Over the next several
years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration intends to develop and maintain a …

Reusable Launch Vehicle Utilization of Predictive Maintenance to Address Risk Reduction Assessment

D Alvord, J Arias, E Latash… - 2024 IEEE Aerospace …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the current age of increased private launches and utilization of reusable launch vehicles,
risk due to reuse of flight hardware increases with every flight. Rigorous procedures have …

Estimating the Cost to Transition a Space System from Expendable to Reusable

RDF Bart, KR Duda, J Hoffman - 2023 IEEE Aerospace …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, the benefit of hardware reuse for space systems has been demonstrated in
the launch market as reusable launch vehicles have enabled companies, primarily SpaceX …