With the completion of the launch rocket series Ariane 1 to 4, Europe will have reached the same capacity to transport commercial payloads as the USA has with the Space Shuttle and the kick stages which are presently operative. The near term development of these capacities would require Europe to develop a larger launch rocket, Araine 5. Further motivations for this rocket are access to manned spaceflight, the development of an European space station, and the demand for shuttle technology. Shuttle technology is the subject of research being done in France on the winged re-entry vehicle Hermes. Operation of the European space station Columbus will require development of an interorbital transport system to facilitate traffic between the various segments of the space station. All European space transportation systems will have to match their quality to that of the other countries involve in space flight. All areas of development are marked not only by possible cooperation but also by increased competition because of increasing commercialization of space flight.
Overview of European Space Transportation Systems
1985
31 pages
Report
No indication
English
Unmanned Spacecraft , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Ariane launch vehicle , European space programs , Hermes manned spaceplane , Orbital space stations , Space transportation system , Spacecraft design , Cryogenics , Earth orbits , Payloads , Rocket engines , Space commercialization , Foreign technology , Translations
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