This viewgraph presentation provides information on the many considerations involved in the development of next generation launch vehicles. The pros and cons of single stage and two stage vehicles are presented, as are the pros and cons of jet engines (normal, ramjet, and scramjet) and rocket engines. There is a possibility of utilizing a Rocket-based Combined Cycle Engine (RBCC) which functions as both a jet and rocket engine at different points of ascent. Direct impulse launch systems, tether systems, laser-launch systems, launch assist systems, and a geosynchronous skyhook are also discussed.
Access to Space: Beyond the Next Generation
2001
20 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Astronautics , Jet & Gas Turbine Engines , Rocket Engines & Motors , Launch vehicles , Jet engines , Rocket engines , Research and development , Spacecraft propulsion , Ramjet engines , Supersonic combustion ramjet engines , Tethering , Launching , Lasers , Electromagnetic propulsion , Rocket-based combined-cycle engines
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