NASA Space Mechanisms Handbook and Reference Guide
What is the NASA Space Mechanisms Handbook and Reference Guide?
The NASA Space Mechanisms Handbook and Reference Guide DVD image is a fully searchable file that includes:
- Space Mechanisms Handbook
- Lessons Learned Study (two volumes)
- Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium Proceedings, Vol. 1-38 (1966-2008)
- Structural and Mechanical Systems Long-Life Assurance Design Guidelines
- Fastener Design Manual
- Lubrication Handbook for the Space Industry
- Manual for Pyrotechnic Design, Development and Qualification
- Space Environments and Effects Sourcebook
- Space Materials Handbook
- Many other NASA and industry reports on aerospace mechanisms.
Handbook Subject Matter
Subjects covered in the Space Mechanisms Handbook:
- Mechanism Design Development Process
- Space Mechanisms Requirements
- Mechanism Design Considerations
- Deployable Mechanisms
- Cyclic and Continuously Rotating Mechanisms
- Case Studies
- Springs
- Dampers
- Lubricants
- Bearings
- Non-Pyrotechnically-Actuated Devices
- Explosive Ordnance Applications for Spacecraft Mechanisms
- Fasteners
- Spacecraft Flight Instrumentation
- Spacecraft Valves
- Electric Motors for Space Applications
- Electrical Contact Ring Assemblies for Spacecraft
- Gearing for Actuators and Drives
- Materials for Moving Mechanical Assemblies
- Testing
- Seals
An update of the Reference Guide was issued on DVD in October, 2009, that included many additional reports. The DVD included the proceedings of the first 39 Aerospace Mechanisms Symposia (1966 to 2008). The 1999 Space Mechanisms Handbook was not updated.
Handbook AvailabilityThe Handbook is restricted under ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations). It is available only to US citizens who have a need for the material. To receive a digital copy, you will have to sign and return a form that verifies: 1. You are a US citizen. 2. You work for a company incorporated in the United States; 3. You will not transfer any part of it to a foreign national or foreign company; 4. You have a legitimate need for the Space Mechanisms Handbook. Link for form: Adobe pdf fileReturn signed form via email (with scanned signature) to irebert.r.delgado@nasa.gov. We cannot provide any part of the Handbook to a citizen of any foreign country without an export license from the United States State Department. If you are a student, please have your professor request the Handbook. If you do not work for a recognizable space enterprise, please give a reference that we can verify. We must verify that each request is legitimate. If we cannot verify, we will not send the Handbook link. The Handbook is not a general engineering reference. It is intended only for people working in the space mechanisms field. We cannot accommodate requests from people outside this field. |
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