An advanced OTV is one of a number of advanced STS vehicles that the NASA OAST Space Systems Division Transportation Systems Office identified as candidates for future vehicle development. Vehicle requirements as well as technology needs and need dates were established and technology programs initiated to support those potential developments in a timely manner. It is assumed that advanced OTV will be space based and fully reusable for low cost operations, use aeroassist for return to low-Earth-orbit, and evolve to a man-rated system. The propulsion system will need to maintain high performance over a wide thrust range for mission flexibility, ranging from the transfer of large, acceleration limited structures from LEO to GEO, to demanding high reliability round-trip manned missions. Technology advances are needed in propulsion, aerobraking, low-gravity cryogenic fluid management, and in environmentally compatible, low-loss cryogenic tankage. In addition, diagnostic instrumentation for monitoring the health of on-board components and systems, and automated check-out capability will enhance low-cost space based OTV operations.


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    Titel :

    NASA OAST perspective


    Beteiligte:
    Stephenson, F. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1984-04-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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