The Space Shuttle System will require an upper stage (Space Tug, or OOS - Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle) to achieve maximum effectiveness. A reusable upper stage, although highly desirable, requires a greater initial cash outlay, which would compete for early Shuttle development program funds. Hence, an expendable upper stage, to be used in the interim, has been the subject of various government studies in recent years. This report describes the results of one of these studies, that which addressed the use of Delta launch vehicle hardware to satisfy this requirement. Basic Delta hardware is described, along with the changes which would be required to make it compatible with Shuttle. Both performance and costs are presented, and conclusions drawn.
Delta Interim Upper Stage System Study. Volume II. Technical Report
1975
534 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Manned Spacecraft , Astronautics , Space shuttles , Space tugs , Launch vehicles , Space transportation , Liquid propellant rocket engines , Controllable thrust rocket engines , Configuration management , Logistics management , Management planning and control , Restartable rocket engines , Orbit to orbit shuttles , Delta launch vehicles , Space transportation system