The Space Superhighway: Space Infrastructure for the 21st Century
This paper introduces a concept for space infrastructure developed with input from multiple U.S. government agencies called the Space Superhighway, which could support civil, commercial, and national security space activities. The Space Superhighway is a commercial
Selection note: Curated because “The Space Superhighway: Space Infrastructure for the 21st Century” covers space superhighway, space infrastructure, satellite servicing; it materially informs GShips work on in space logistics.
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Topic
assembly-logistics
Type
Conference Paper
Publisher
Langley Research Center
Authors
Deborah Tomek; Dale Arney; John Mulvaney; Christina Williams; Jill McGuire; Brian Roberts; Jeramie Broadway; Karl Stolleis
Year
2022
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This paper introduces a concept for space infrastructure developed with input from multiple U.S. government agencies called the Space Superhighway, which could support civil, commercial, and national security space activities. The Space Superhighway is a commercial-first space infrastructure that contains three primary components: regional hubs, a sustainable transportation network, and Earth-to-orbit logistics. Civil, commercial, and national security space sectors could use this common infrastructure to support missions such as satellite servicing, Earth science, and space domain awareness, among others. It utilizes a commercial-first, “infrastructure-as-a-service” approach which contains industry-owned and operated assets with government anchor tenants for commercial services, enabling extended mission lifetime, on-orbit repair, maneuver without regret, and debris mitigation and removal. The Space Superhighway is the space infrastructure needed for the 21st century.
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