The Ranger Telerobotic Shuttle Experiment: Implications for Operational EVA/Robotic Cooperation
2000-01-2359
07/10/2000
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- The Ranger Telerobotic Shuttle Experiment (RTSX) is a Space Shuttle-based flight experiment to demonstrate key telerobotic technologies for servicing assets in Earth orbit. The flight system will be teleoperated from onboard the Space Shuttle and from a ground control station at the NASA Johnson Space Center. The robot, along with supporting equipment and task elements, will be located in the Shuttle payload bay. A number of relevant servicing operations will be performed-including extravehicular activity (EVA) worksite setup, orbital replaceable unit (ORU) exchange, and other dexterous tasks. The program is underway toward an anticipated launch date in CY2002. This paper gives an overview of the RTSX mission, and describes several follow-on mission scenarios involving cooperative Ranger and EVA activities.
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- Citation
- Parrish, J., Akin, D., and Gefke, G., "The Ranger Telerobotic Shuttle Experiment: Implications for Operational EVA/Robotic Cooperation," SAE Technical Paper 2000-01-2359, 2000, https://doi.org/10.4271/2000-01-2359.