This viewgraph presentation reviews the history of the Bantam program that was cancelled in 1999 due to the decision that the focus on the small payloads was unsustainable and that there would be no return on investment. The comparison is made between NASA's Bantam program, and DARPA's (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) two similar projects (Falcon and Rascal). The Bantam Program was to be a small launch vehicle, aimed at launching small payloads (i.e., of 150-300 kg) into space.
Bantam: A Cautionary Tale
2004
17 pages
Report
No indication
English
NTRS | 2004
|NTRS | 1999
|Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938
Engineering Index Backfile | 1938