The potential of a common Liquid Rocket Booster (LRB) design was evaluated for use with both the Space Transportation System (STS) and the Advanced Launch System (ALS). A goal is to have a common Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Hydrogen (LO2/LH2) engine developed for both the ALS booster and the core stage. The LO2/LH2 option for the STS was evaluated to identify potential LRB program cost reductions. The objective was to identify the structural impacts to the external tank (ET), and to determine if any significant ET re-development costs are required as a result of the larger LO2/LH2 LRB. The potential ET impacts evaluated are presented.
Liquid Rocket Booster (LRB) for the Space Transportation System (STS) Systems Study. Volume 2: Addendum 1
1990
100 pages
Report
No indication
English
Rocket Engines & Motors , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Manned Spacecraft , Advanced launch system (Sts) , Booster rocket engines , Hydrogen oxygen engines , Space transportation system , Cost estimates , External tanks , Avionics , Cost reduction , Dynamic loads , Impact damage , Space shuttle main engine , Structural analysis
Liquid Rocket Booster Study Addendum
NTIS | 1990
Liquid rocket booster study addendum
NTRS | 1990