Engineering topics

Raney, William P.

Publications and source records attributed to Raney, William P..

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NASA NTRS1987

The Space Station overview

This paper is an overview of the Space Station status and activities being undertaken by NASA in cooperation with Canada, the European Space Agency and Japan. A review of the progress within the past year including user requirements, design baseline, operations concept and program planning is covered. Discussion of design decisions and recent changes in the management organization are highlighted. Of special importance is discussion of the Space Station utilization with focus on insuring that the design requirements are responsive to user needs and consistent with life cycle cost. A preliminary operations concept is explored, and options for evolving the Space Station identified.

Hodge, John D.↗

NASA NTRS1987

International cooperation in the Space Station

The principles and policies governing participation in the International Space Station are examined from a NASA perspective. The history of the program is reviewed; the most important aspects of the partnership concept (functional allocation, shared access, and interface commonality) are considered in detail; and the ongoing outfitting studies are briefly characterized. Major issues remaining to be negotiated include (1) the overall management structure; (2) the division of responsibilities for system design, integration, operation, and utilization; and (3) the sharing of operating costs.

Raney, William P.↗

NASA NTRS1986

The Space Station program

Likely configurations and goals of the Space Station are delineated. The Station will be a permanent facility designed to be amenable to evolutionary changes. It will be highly automated and user friendly, will be used to perform basic scientific research and observations and to study technologies and processes that may lead to products manufactured in space, and will allow the repair, refurbishment and launch of satellites. The configuration of the Station is being guided by input from future users, which have already helped identify a need to place the laboratory modules at the center of the station to minimize accelerations imparted by other Station activities. Materials which have commercial potential and can only be produced in space after process definition on the Station are discussed, along with NASA efforts to inform industries of the benefits of participation in the program.

Raney, William P.↗