Accession Number:

AD0641287

Title:

AN EVALUATION OF MAN'S CAPABILITY TO PERFORM SUPPORT FUNCTIONS IN SPACE,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AIR FORCE AERO PROPULSION LAB WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO

Personal Author(s):

• MAY,Chester B.
• Holmes,A. E.

Report Date:

1966-10-10

Pagination or Media Count:

12.0

Abstract:

As future space missions extend mans stay time in space past thirty days, support activities such as maintenance, assembly and resupply will become necessary. Development of this support technology must be integrated with development of advanced spacecraft systems. Analytical techniques and data on human performance limitations and support equipment capabilities are being developed so that support posture for a given mission can be optimized with the system development. Although programs have been conducted since 1960 in the investigation of specific areas such as special tools or accessory equipment, including orbital experiments for evaluation, much more development is needed before a true in-space support capability can be said to exist. Author

Descriptors:

• (*SPACE MAINTENANCE
• PERFORMANCE(HUMAN))
• SPACECRAFT
• ASTRONAUTS
• HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING
• MAINTAINABILITY
• SPACE TOOLS

Subject Categories:

• Astronautics
• Human Factors Engineering and Man Machine Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE