タイトル | Orbit-on-demand vehicles - Mission possible, but one-day turnaround? |
著者(英) | Lemessurier, R. W.; Morris, W. D.; Talay, T. A. |
著者所属(英) | Kentron International, Inc.|NASA Langley Research Center |
発行日 | 1985-02-01 |
言語 | eng |
内容記述 | The next generation launch-on-demand manned orbital vehicles will ideally be able to perform plane change maneuvers for rendezvous. Plane-changes of, e.g., 11 deg, will require a 3000 fps on-orbit maneuver velocity. Any plane-change capabilities beyond 800 fps rapidly increase the necessary vehicle weight. Sensitivity studies of the payload weight/vehicle weight, the presence or absence of air-breathing engines, high acceleration, etc., indicated that advances are required in the payload stowage pallet, thermal protection system, fault detection electronics, line-replaceable units, and accessibility to realize one-day turnaround. The spacecraft would also need autonomous systems checks and launch from minimum support sites reached by air ferry. A horizontal take-off, two-stage subsonic launch vehicle so far offers the lowest weight, maximum flexibility and minimum support combination of all configurations under consideration. |
NASA分類 | ASTRONAUTICS (GENERAL) |
レポートNO | 85A24790 |
権利 | Copyright |
URI | https://repository.exst.jaxa.jp/dspace/handle/a-is/392758 |
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