Dextre: Improving maintenance operations on the International Space Station

Acta Astronautica

Volumn 64, Issue 9-10, 2009, Pages 869-874

  Coleshill, Elliott ^a   Oshinowo, Layi ^a   Rembala, Richard ^a   Bina, Bardia ^a   Rey, Daniel ^b   Sindelar, Shelley ^b  

^a MDA Consulting Limited Canada   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAINTAINABILITY; MANIPULATORS; MANNED SPACE FLIGHT; ORBITS; REPAIR; ROCK MECHANICS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SPACE STATIONS;

EXTRA-VEHICULAR ACTIVITIES; FREE SPACES; GROUND CONTROLS; INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATIONS; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; MAINTENANCE TASKS; MOBILE SERVICING SYSTEMS; ON ORBITS; PRE-POSITIONING; REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEMS; SPECIAL PURPOSE DEXTEROUS MANIPULATORS; TEMPORARY STORAGES;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 61749091057     PISSN: 00945765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2008.11.011     Document Type: Article

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