Cryogenic propellant loading operations with their associated flight and ground systems are some of the most complex, critical activities in launch operations. Consequently, these systems and operations account for a sizeable portion of the life cycle costs of any launch program. NASA operations for handling cryogens in ground support equipment have not changed substantially in 50 years, despite advances in cryogenics, system health management and command and control technologies. This project was developed to mature, integrate and demonstrate advancement in the current state of the art in these areas using two distinct integrated ground operations demonstration units (GODU): GODU Integrated Refrigeration and Storage (IRAS) and GODU Autonomous Control
Integrated Ground Operations Demonstration Units Testing Plans and Status
AIAA Space 2012 ; 2012 ; Pasadena, CA, United States
11.09.2012
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Keine Angabe
Englisch
INTEGRATED GROUND OPERATIONS DEMONSTRATION UNITS TESTING PLANS AND STATUS
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2012
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