Mir Space Station NASA Astronaut Training Manual - Complete Details of Russian Onboard Systems, Including History, Operations Profile, EVA System, Payloads, and Progress, Soyuz, Salyut Vehicles

This official NASA document is a reproduction of the actual Mir Space Station astronaut training manual used during the Mir-Shuttle program. Contents include: HISTORY OF MIR COMPLEX * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * INTRODUCTION * SALYUT PROGRAM * BEGINNING OF MIR * KVANT-1 * KVANT-2 * KRISTALL * SOYUZ * PROGRESS * QUESTIONS * OPERATIONS PROFILE * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * GROUND OPERATIONS * Control Center * Mission Preparation * ONBOARD OPERATIONS * MISSION PROFILE * QUESTIONS * STATION COMPONENTS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * MIR * Transfer Compartment * Working Compartment * Nonpressurized Assembly Compartment * Intermediate Compartment * Mir System Support * KVANT-1 ASTROPHYSICS MODULE * Kvant-1 Systems Support * KVANT-2 SCIENTIFIC AND AIRLOCK MODULE * Airlock Capability * System Support * KRISTALL TECHNOLOGICAL MODULE WITH BURAN DOCKING PORT * Instrument/Cargo Compartment * Instrument/Docking Compartment * System Support * SOYUZ-TM SPACECRAFT * Descent Module * Orbital Module * Instrumentation Assembly Module * PROGRESS-M CARGO TRANSPORT * Orbital Compartment * Tanker Compartment * Service Compartment* * COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * * FUNCTIONS OF ONBOARD COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS * ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * INTRODUCTION * FUNCTIONALITY OF EPS * Insolation * During Eclipse * During the transition between eclipse and insolation * Distribution of Power * DESCRIPTION OF EPS SYSTEM * Power Generation * Distribution * ACSSA * Russian/U.S. Comparison * EPS SYSTEM INTERFACES WITH OTHER SYSTEMS * ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SUMMARY * ENVIRONMENTAL AND THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS * MIR COMPLEX ECLSS FUNCTIONALITY * Atmospheric Revitalization * Water Recovery and Management * Atmospheric Control and Supply * Temperature and Humidity Control * Waste Management * Fire Detection and Suppression * CREW HEALTH CARE AND MAN SYSTEMS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * MAN SYSTEMS * Body Waste Management System * Personal Hygienic Systems * Habitability * Countermeasure Devices * Procedures * Drugs * Diets * Radiation Monitoring Equipment * Emergency Medical Treatment Equipment * CREW HEALTH CARE AND MAN SYSTEMS * Section 8 * COMMUNICATIONS, TRACKING, AND DYNAMIC OPERATIONS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * FUNCTIONS OF THE C&T SYSTEM * DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION OF C&T SYSTEM * Soyuz-TM C&T System Description and Location * Communication and Tracking System Description and Location *GUIDANCE NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * FUNCTIONS OF MIR COMPLEX GN&C SYSTEM * DESCRIPTION OF GN&C SYSTEM * GN&C Sensors * GN&C Effectors * GN&C Hardware/Software Operations * GN&C Modes of Operation * GN&C SYSTEM CAPABILITIES AND CONSTRAINTS * Known Capabilities of the GN&C * STRUCTURES AND MECHANISMS * PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES * DOCKING AND BERTHING MECHANISMS * Probe and Drogue Docking Mechanism * Androgynous Docking Mechanism * HATCHES * MECHANICAL ARMS * SOLAR ARRAY MECHANISMS * EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY SYSTEM * SPACE SUIT * MMU * PAYLOADS * Medical/Psychological * Biological * Earth Resources/Atmospheric * Astrophysical * Material Processing This is a print replica reproduction of the original images. It is based on the best available copy and therefore contains the flaws and defects of the original.