SPACE MANUFACTURING FACILITIES 1974 AND 1975

March 1, 1977

Proceedings of the Princeton/AIAA/NASA Conference
May 7-9, 1975

(Including the Proceedings of the May, 1974 Princeton Conference on Space Colonization)

Edited by

Jerry Grey

March 1, 1977

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE, pg. iii
ABSTRACT, pg. v
TABLE OF CONTENTS, pg. vii
INTRODUCTION/Gerard K. O’Neill, Princeton University

SECTION I: CONSTRUCTION, pg. 5

1. The Space Manufacturing Facility Concept/ Gerard K. O’Neill, Princeton University, pg. 7
2. Transport of Lunar Material to the Sites of the Colonies/ Thomas A. Heppenheimer, California Institute of Technology, pg. 13
3. Lunar Materials/ David R. Criswell, Lunar Science Institute, pg. 25
4. Deep Space Material Sources/ K. Eric Drexler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, pg. 29
5. Baseline L5 Construction Station/ Gerald W. Driggers, Southern Research Institute, pg. 33
6. Earth-to-Orbit Transportation for Advanced Space Facilities/ Hubert P. Davis, Johnson Space Center, NASA, pg. 51
7. Advanced Earth-to-Orbit Transportation for Large Space Facilities/ Robert Salkeld, System Development Corporation, pg. 61
8. Laser Propulsion to Earth Orbit/ Arthur R. Kantrowitz, AVCO Everett Research Laboratory, pg. 67
9. Near-Term Chemically-Propelled Space Transport Systems/ Adelbert 0. Tischler, pg. 71

SECTION II. PRODUCTION

1. Process Chemistry for L5/ Philomena Grodzka, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, pg. 79
2. Industrial Development in Zero-G/ Louis R. McCreight, General Electric Company, pg. 87
3. Production, Assembly, and High Vacuum Fabrication/ C. Mel Adams, University of Cincinnati, pg. 99
4. Closed Ecosystems of High Agricultural Yield/ H.K. Henson and C.M. Henson, Analog Precision, Inc., pg. 105
5. Development of the Satellite Solar Power Station/ Peter E. Glaser, Arthur D. Little, Inc., pg. 115
6. Closed Brayton Cycle Turbines for Satellite Solar Power Stations /Gordon R. Woodcock, The Boeing Company, pg. 129

SECTION III: HUMAN CONSIDERATIONS, pg. 135

1. Some Physiological Effects on Alternation between Zero Gravity and One Gravity/ Ashton Graybiel, Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory at Pensacola, pg. 137
2. Meteoroid and Cosmic-Ray Protection/ Eric C. Hannah, Princeton University, pg. 151
3. Diversity, Survival Value, and Enrichment: Design Principles for Extraterrestrial Communities/ Magoroh Maruyama, Portland State University, pg. 159
4. Architectural Studies for a Space Habitat/ Ludwig Glaeser, Museum of Modern Art, pg. 175
5. New Options for Self-Government in Space Habitats/ Richard Falk, Princeton University, pg. 181
6. Organizational Possibilities for Space Habitat Realization/ Konrad Dannenberg, University of Tennessee, pg. 185
7. International Law and Outer Space Stations/ Edward R. Finch, Finch and Schaefler, pg. 189
8. The INTELSAT Arrangements/ Gus J. Rauschenbach, COMSAT Corporation, pg. 195

SECTION IV: GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES, pg. 201

1. Summary of Problems of Greatest Urgency/Robert F. Freitag, NASA Headquarters, pg. 203
2. Developing Space Occupancy: Perspectives of NASA Future Space Program Planning/ Jesco von Puttkamer, NASA Headquarters, pg. 209
3. Data Collecting Activities of the “Outlook for Space” Panel/ William G. Stroud, NASA Goddard Space Center, pg. 221
4. Planning for the 1975 NASA-Ames/Stanford University Summer Study/ William L. Verplank, Stanford University, pg. 227

SECTION V: CONFERENCE SUMMARY, pg. 229

1. Overview and Construction/Jerry Grey, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, pg. 231
2. Production/Albert R. Hibbs, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, pg. 239
3. Human Factors/John Billingham, NASA Ames Research Center, pg. 243
4. Applications and Developments/Gerard K. O’Neill, Princeton University, pg. 251

REFERENCES, pg. 261
APPENDIX: Princeton Conference on Space Colonization, May 10, 1974., pg. A-i