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Orbiting propellant depot safety. volume 1: management summary report
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1971 |
| Description | Orbital missions are considered which require the use of orbiting vehicles, e.g., a cislunar shuttle, that is either chemically or nuclear propelled, functioning as orbit-to-orbit shuttles combined with space tugs for servicing earth-orbiting payloads. Such vehicles may be stationed in a low earth orbit from which they would initiate and terminate flights. The flight frequency of these vehicles indicates that large quantities of propellants will have to be delivered to them in orbit. Orbiting propellant depots, in both geocentric and selenocentric orbits, are being considered as candidate methods of making the required propellants readily available. An assessment of the potential safety hazards associated with the operation of such a depot is summarized. |
| File Size | 246489 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730004171 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6c29nn0b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1971-09-20 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Sciences Propellant Storage Low Earth Orbits Liquid Rocket Propellants Spacecraft Hazards Propellant Transfer Refueling Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
