Mission requirements and constraints of 2-stage booster and spacecraft; both stages are manned, and employ lifting-entry configurations and current technologies to gain recoverable and reusable form; trajectory parameters including conditions of velocity, acceleration, altitude, and dynamic pressure are shown; propulsion system; aerodynamic and structural configuration, Astro performance and summary of structural design criteria and materials characteristics; recovery system; logistics and ground support, launch cost comparison and cost summary for 100 flights. (formerly Astronautics and Aerospace Eng)


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    Title :

    Astro concept


    Additional title:

    Astronautics Aeronautics


    Contributors:
    Root, M.W. (author) / Fuller, G.M. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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