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Three orbital transfer vehicles
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | Aerospace engineering students at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University undertook three design projects under the sponsorship of the NASA/USRA Advanced Space Design Program. All three projects addressed cargo and/or crew transportation between low Earth orbit and geosynchronous Earth orbit. Project SPARC presents a preliminary design of a fully reusable, chemically powered aeroassisted vehicle for a transfer of a crew of five and a 6000 to 20000 pound payload. The ASTV project outlines a chemically powered aeroassisted configuration that uses disposable tanks and a relatively small aerobrake to realize propellant savings. The third project, LOCOST, involves a reusable, hybrid laser/chemical vehicle designed for large cargo (up to 88,200 pounds) transportation. |
| File Size | 506040 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19910008843 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9t19x40f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Cargo Space Transportation Space Programs Orbit Transfer Vehicles Propellants Low Earth Orbits Students Aeroassist Aerospace Engineering Payloads Earth Orbits Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
