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SPACE TUG [2 records]

Record 1 2017-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV) was an important component in NASA's future Space Station plans in the 1980s. As a separetly funded part of the 1984 Space Station plan, the OMV was intended as a short range robotic "space tug" that could move payloads about in the vicinity of the Shuttle and Space Station.

PHR

free-flying space tug, reusable space tug, unmanned space tug

Key term(s)
  • orbital manoeuvring vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

véhicule de manœuvre orbitale : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale. (CUTS)

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

remorqueur spatial : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

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