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Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station

Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station rather than just read about it. In short: The Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station is a proposed orbital space station intended for commercial clients. The station was initially proposed in 2010 by Orbital Technologies, a Russian aerospace firm (not to be confused with Orbital Sciences Corporation), who is collaborating to develop the station with Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia).

Key takeaways

Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
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Reproduce the core statement of Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station is a proposed orbital space station intended for commercial clients. The station was initially proposed in 2010 by Orbital Technologies, a Russian aerospace firm (not to be confused with Orbital Sciences Corporation), who is collaborating to develop the station with Rocket and Space Corporation Energia (RSC Energia).

History As initially proposed in 2010, the station was to consist of a single module of approximately 3 metres (9.8 ft) diameter with a usable volume of about 20 m3 (710 cu ft). As of November 2010, the company was "looking to launch in the next five years or so," ... "in 2015 or 2016." At that time, several customers were "under contract from the commercial space industry and the scientific community interested in areas such as medical research, protein crystallization, and materials processing, as well as from the geographic imaging and remote-sensing industry. Media projects have also been proposed [as have] tourism." As of August 2011, the station was planned to be launched in 2016. As of April 2013, Orbital Technologies appointed Stiphan Beher as Chief Operating Officer, taking the firm in a global direction, joining CEO Sergey Kostenko, a former Cosmonaut; and Sergey Chernikov, former Deputy Head of Manned Space Missions for the Russian Space Agency. Orbital Technologies was co-founded by Eric Anderson, Chairman of Space Adventures.

Financial sponsors As of 2010, the station was receiving support from the Russian Federal Space Agency, who was encouraging private participation. It is hoped the station "will attract private investment for the Russian space industry." No private financing has yet been announced.

Servicing The initial 2010 plan indicated that the station would be "serviced by Russian Soyuz and Progress spacecraft and potentially other commercially available vehicles."

See also Bigelow Commercial Space Station – Private space station designed by Bigelow Aerospace International Space Station – Modular space station in low Earth orbit Mir – Soviet/Russian space station (1986–2001) Salyut programme – Soviet space station programme

References

External links Orbital Technologies website, Commercial Space Station section

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station

In research: Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Proposed space stations, Space program of Russia, Space tourism, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station in simple terms?

Why does Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Orbital Technologies Commercial Space Station.