The Agency's Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV) will be the first human rated space transportation system developed in the United States since the Space Shuttle. The CLV will utilize existing Shuttle heritage hardware and systems combined with a 'clean sheet design' for the Upper Stage. The Upper Stage element will be designed and developed by a team of NASA engineers managed by the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in Huntsville, Alabama. The team will design the Upper Stage based on the Exploration Systems Architecture Study (ESAS) Team's point of departure conceptual design as illustrated in the figure below. This concept is a self-supporting cylindrical structure, approximately 115 feet long and 216 inches in diameter. While this 'clean-sheet' upper stage design inherently carries more risk than utilizing a modified design, the approach also has many advantages. This paper will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of pursuing a 'clean-sheet' design for the new CLV Upper Stage as well as describe in detail the overall design of the Upper Stage and its integration into NASA's CLV.


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    Title :

    Crew Launch Vehicle Upper Stage


    Contributors:
    D. J. Davis (author) / J. R. Cook (author)

    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Crew Launch Vehicle Upper Stage

    Davis, D. J. / Cook, J. R. | NTRS | 2006