OMV approaches a target spacecraft. After it's mission, OMV would be refueled a the space station before being sent on another mission.
OMV grapples a distant commercial satellite to bring it to the Space Shuttle.
The Station's robot arm retrieves a satellite from the OMV for servicing.
OMV brings Hubble to Space Station Freedom.
The Hubble Space Telescope bathed on the upper keel of the Power Tower Space Station. OMV is moving away above.
The OMV, Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle
OMV was a NASA space-tug (and it looks like a really generic KSP tug to boot), sized for the shuttle’s cargo bay, which was to grab satellites and bring them to the Space Station (or space shuttle) for refurbishment and servicing. At this time, the Space Station had a large satellite servicing bay where astronauts would work on the spacecraft. The OMV could also be outfitted with larger fuel tanks for more extreme missions.
While it was cancelled, we can look at these illustrations as a peek into a world where this came to pass. The idea of the Hubble being able to be brought to the space station for servicing and then placed back in it’s normal orbit is particularly tantalizing!
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