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Technology requirements for affordable single-stage rocket launch vehicles
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Piland, William M. Stanley, Douglas O. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Description | A number of manned Earth-to-orbit (ETO) vehicle options for replacing or complementing the current Space Transportation System are being examined under the Advanced Manned Launch System (AMLS) study. The introduction of a reusable single-stage vehicle (SSV) into the U.S. launch vehicle fleet early in the next century could greatly reduce ETO launch costs. As a part of the AMLS study, the conceptual design of an SSV using a wide variety of enhancing technologies has recently been completed and is described in this paper. This paper also identifies the major enabling and enhancing technologies for a reusable rocket-powered SSV and provides examples of the mission payoff potential of a variety of important technologies. This paper also discusses the impact of technology advancements on vehicle margins, complexity, and risk, all of which influence the total system cost. |
| File Size | 1308078 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20040121139 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t79s6qh5j |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2004-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Thermal Protection Single Stage Rocket Vehicles Launch Costs Space Shuttle Main Engine Risk Manned Space Flight Spacecraft Configurations Cryogenic Rocket Propellants Technology Utilization Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
