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Orbital Shelf & Storage
Summary
Our project aims to provide a model of orbital station for storage and stock of parts for the construction of several important devices with regard to studies and space applications, such as a large telescope. We also show you an idea of how to assemble appliances.
How We Addressed This Challenge
We developed a orbital storage of parts for several applications, from parts of entire ISS to CubeSats. We seek for a station that can ensure for future orbital missions an ease on maintenance in space by having a station where the parts of a spatial system are stored, to be easlity accessed in various situations involving structural maintenance. It is expected to ensure for the future a new way for keeping orbital structures, getting the parts closer to any situation - like a orbital telescope, or a emergencial maintenance over ISS, or a complete replacement of a CubeSat - our aim is to give a new sight on orbital building.
How We Developed This Project
We observe that on earth we have several warehouses and factories responsible for building everything we use in our daily lives. With that in mind, we thought: Why not move these structures into space and help develop a new era in space exploration?
How We Used Space Agency Data in This Project
We watched videos, especially those available on Space Apps, and we read about the Zipnuts story.
Project Demo
For the equipment and materials that will be launched from Earth, in a stage rocket, the last stage will be launched towards the orbital station and will be attached to it. The idea is that, when a capsule fits into the orbital system, each piece is analyzed so that its category is identified (small, medium or large). Once identified, the system will navigate to the corresponding level.
If a piece for small, it is placed in an elevator that takes it upwards. Once there, a robotic arm removes the piece and places it somewhere inside the warehouse.
If a piece for medium, it remains on the same level (the attached door of the capsule containing the pieces will be on the middle level) and the robotic arm takes the piece and places it somewhere.
If a piece is to large, the elevator takes it to the low level and the robotic arm places it somewhere.
Regarding the assemblies, they will take place through controlled robots here on Earth.
Data & Resources
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/science/zipnuts.html