STRATEGIES FOR ON-ORBIT ASSEMBLY OF MODULAR SPACECRAFT

In recent years, human space exploration programs such as the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station have been plagued by political and technical problems as well as soaring costs. In order to avoid such difficulties, next-generation human space exploration programs should be designed for both sustainability and affordability. By viewing exploration programs as “systems-of-systems”, costs can be reduced through the use of flexible, reusable infrastructures to support various aspects of manned spaceflight.

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