Astronaut - Comets - NASA - Space - Spacecraft - UFOs

Aug. 08, 1984 - Space station concept: The power tower reference concept of the Space Station orbits the Earth in this artist's concept. This configuraiton, presented at the industry briefing at NASA's Johnson Space Center, is used the reference concept for the Phase B preliminary design and definition contracts. About 400 feet in length, the Space Station has wing-like solar panels and arrays top to convert sunlight to about 75 kilowatts of electrical power and smaller radiator panels to dissapate heat. At bottom, a Space Shuttle orbiter is docked to one of five modules that provide living and laboratory space for six to eight people. The spine-like structure that runs the length of the facility is equipped with instruments for solar, stellar, space and Earth viewing. A station crew member is shown performing an extravehicular activity (spacewalk) at left center and un unmanned co-orbiting platform that will be serviced from the Space Station

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Arrays Briefing Contracts Convert Definition Docked Equipped Extravehicular Facility Kilowatts Modules Nasas Orbiter Orbits Panels Preliminary Provide Radiator Reference Runs Serviced Shuttle Smaller Solar Stellar Unmanned Viewing

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