An economic analysis of space tug operations is presented. The space tug is defined as any liquid propulsion stage under 100,000 pounds propellant loading that is flown from the space shuttle cargo bay. Two classes of vehicles are the orbit injection stages and reusable space tugs. The vehicle configurations, propellant combinations, and operating modes used for the study are reported. The summary contains data on the study approach, results, conclusions, and recommendations.


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    Title :

    Space tug economic analysis study. Volume 1: Executive summary


    Publication date :

    1972-06-01


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


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