This paper provides insight into the potential reactivation of the Vandenberg Shuttle site as a National Space Transportation System launch complex. It examines: (a) major unresolved facility problems and the extent of system deactivation; (b) Vandenberg (post-Challenger) launch requirements and payload-to-orbit launch vehicle performance; (c) the effect of a replacement Orbiter on the Space Transportation System launch rate; and (d) Vandenberg Shuttle reactivation/Shuttle-C developmental costs.
Vandenberg Launch and Landing Site: Post-Challenger: Is the Dream Alive
1988
34 pages
Report
No indication
English
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