On-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) Near-Term in-Space Developmental Test Persistent Platform: ESPA-Star Based Implementation
Roundtable Session on In-Space Developmental Test: Springboard for Rapid Development. Presentation is a brief description of the On-orbit Servicing Assembly & Manufacturing (OSAM) national initiative & using standard EELV Secondary Payload Adapters (ESPAs) as the core building bl
Selection note: Curated because “On-orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (OSAM) Near-Term in-Space Developmental Test Persistent Platform: ESPA-Star Based Implementation” covers Persistent Platform, Orbital Testbed, Orbital Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing; it materially informs GShips work on isam testbeds.
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ntrs-20205009706
Topic
assembly-logistics
Type
Presentation
Publisher
Langley Research Center
Authors
Bill Doggett; John T Dorsey
Year
2020
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metadata curated editorial draft
Reviewer
GShips Project editorial synthesis
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2026-07-25
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Roundtable Session on In-Space Developmental Test: Springboard for Rapid Development. Presentation is a brief description of the On-orbit Servicing Assembly & Manufacturing (OSAM) national initiative & using standard EELV Secondary Payload Adapters (ESPAs) as the core building block to construct an ESPA-Star based implementation for an iSDT persistent platform in space.
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