fabrication stations, solar cell blanket deployment equipment, bus installation mechanisms, crew living facilities, docking devices and storage accommodation. Some of the ground rules and assumptions developed in the study are worthy of review as they may apply to current servicing and assembly activities [1], (3) Free-flying assembly or construction equipment is to be avoided (minimizes propulsive energy expended). (4) Extravehicular-activity (EVA) construction tasks should not be required, except for infrequent maintenance and inspection tasks (radiation exposure limiting crew orbital duty time). (9) Structural beam segments are to be transported and installed by two cherrypickers. (15) All construction equipment is modularized for ease of maintenance.
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