The placement of cryogenic fuel/propellant depot stations in Earth orbit has the potential to transform the nature and operations for many types of spaceflight missions. Today, spaceflight missions are almost universally required to carry the entire amount of fuel required for the mission, for the entire duration of the mission, from the point of launch. This is the rough equivalent of making a drive from Ohio to California, requiring the traveler to bring along the total sum of gasoline required for the entire trip, without being able to ‘fill-up’ anywhere along the route. Obviously, this framework of travel greatly encumbers the breadth, scope, and efficiency of potential journeys. Cryogenic fuel/propellant depots have not been implemented because many technical, operational, and engineering challenges still exist. These must be overcome prior to the placement of usable on-orbit propellant depots. This thesis investigates three specific engineering challenges related to on-orbit propellant depots, and presents the current state, technological challenges, and ultimate benefits of on-orbit cryogenic refueling.


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    Titel :

    On-Orbit Cryogenic Refueling: Potential Mission Benefits, Associated Orbital Mechanics, and Fuel Transfer Thermodynamic Modeling Efforts


    Beteiligte:
    J. R. Clark (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2021


    Format / Umfang :

    120 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch






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