Rocket propellant and propulsion technology improvements can be used to reduce the development time and operational costs of new space vehicle programs. Advanced propellant technologies can make the space vehicles safer, more operable, and higher performing. Five technology areas are described: Monopropellants, Alternative Hydrocarbons, Gelled Hydrogen, Metallized Gelled Propellants, and High Energy Density Materials. These propellants' benefits for future vehicles are outlined using mission study results and the technologies are briefly discussed.
Propellant Technologies: A Persuasive Wave of Future Propulsion Benefits
1997
14 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Propellant Technologies: Far-Reaching Benefits for Aeronautical and Space-Vehicle Propulsion
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1998
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