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O.M.V. - Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
OMVs are manned and unmanned "space tugs".
They will be released to approach, grasp and return damaged satellites or other objects to the station.
NASA-Marshall and TRW developed a prototype of this vehicle in the late 1980s, but the project
was canceled because of cost over- runs.
Over 85% of the design work has been completed on the original prototype.
The Space Island Project will require a diversified family of OMVs.
OMV-2s, half the size of OMV-1s, will fly out to unmanned orbiting assets, grapple them
and return them to manned GEODES or wheel stations for repair, refueling, upgrades or salvage.
OMV-2Bs will retrieve smaller LEO sats and larger space debris. OMV-2Cs would retrieve the smallest items. OMV-3s will move detachable shuttle passenger compartments from arriving shuttles to the stations, and back to the shuttles.
They will also move unpowered "passenger transport pods" between stations.
OMV Cost Estimates
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