Author: Arthur V. ZimmermanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Author: United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Scientific and Technical Information DivisionTo Reach the High Frontier
Author: Roger D. LauniusPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813148073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
Access -- no single word better describes the primary concern of the exploration and development of space. Every participant in space activities -- civil, military, scientific, or commercial -- needs affordable, reliable, frequent, and flexible access to space. To Reach the High Frontier details the histories of the various space access vehicles developed in the United States since the birth of the space age in 1957. Each case study has been written by a specialist knowledgeable about the vehicle described and places each system in the larger context of the history of spaceflight. The technical challenge of reaching space with chemical rockets, the high costs associated with space launch, the long lead times necessary for scheduling flights, and the poor reliability of the rockets themselves show launch vehicles to be the space program's most difficult challenge.
Author: Space Launch Vehicles
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space SciencesPublisher:
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Category : Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description
Reviews development of the national space program and considers what type of launch vehicle systems will be needed in the future.
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Aeronautical and Space SciencesDesign of Rockets and Space Launch Vehicles
Author: Donald L. EdbergPublisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Incorporated
ISBN: 9781624105937
Category : Launch vehicles (Astronautics)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
With growing interest in space activity and numerous new launchers in development, this book is a timely, comprehensive survey of important concepts and applications. It enhances understanding and provides exposure to practical aspects of design, manufacturing, testing, and engineering associated with these topics.
Author: John E. WardReusable Launch Vehicle
Author: Committee on Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology and Test ProgramPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309588960
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 99
Book Description
The key to opening the use of space to private enterprise and to broader public uses lies in reducing the cost of the transportation to space. More routine, affordable access to space will entail aircraft-like quick turnaround and reliable operations. Currently, the space Shuttle is the only reusable launch vehicle, and even parts of it are expendable while other parts require frequent and extensive refurbishment. NASA's highest priority new activity, the Reusable Launch Vehicle program, is directed toward developing technologies to enable a new generation of space launchers, perhaps but not necessarily with single stage to orbit capability. This book assesses whether the technology development, test and analysis programs in propulsion and materials-related technologies are properly constituted to provide the information required to support a December 1996 decision to build the X-33, a technology demonstrator vehicle; and suggest, as appropriate, necessary changes in these programs to ensure that they will support vehicle feasibility goals.
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