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The aerobraking space transfer vehicle
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Harris, Robert Sekhon, Amrit Munro, Bruce Welton, Walt Corns, Steve Carpenter, Brian Jakubowski, A. Jun, Brian Andrews, Glen Pulling, Eric |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | With the advent of the Space Station and the proposed Geosynchronous Operation Support Center (GeoShack) in the early 21st century, the need for a cost effective, reusable orbital transport vehicle has arisen. This transport vehicle will be used in conjunction with the Space Shuttle, the Space Station, and GeoShack. The vehicle will transfer mission crew and payloads between low earth and geosynchronous orbits with minimal cost. Recent technological advances in thermal protection systems such as those employed in the Space Shuttle have made it possible to incorporate and aerobrake on the transfer vehicle to further reduce transport costs. The research and final design configuration of the aerospace senior design team from VPISU, working in conjunction with NASA, are presented. The topic of aerobraking and focuses on the evolution of an Aerobraking Space Transfer Vehicle (ASTV), is addressed. |
| File Size | 4470443 |
| Page Count | 116 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900016737 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t55f3qn0j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Space Shuttles Spacecraft Power Supplies Propulsion System Configurations Transferring Space Stations Orbital Mechanics Thermal Protection Cost Effectiveness Geosynchronous Orbits Aerobraking Spacecraft Design Payloads Earth Orbits 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 |
