A study was conducted to analyze the characteristics and performance data for the booster vehicles to be used with the space shuttle operations. It was determined that the single pressure-fed booster offered the lowest program cost per flight of the pressure-fed booster arrangements studied. The fly back booster required the highest peak annual funding and highest program cost. It was recommended that the pressure-fed booster, series burn with liquid oxygen phase, be continued for further study. The flyback booster study was discontinued. Both solid and liquid propelled booster vehicles with 14 by 45 foot and 15 by 60 foot payload orbiters were considered.


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    Title :

    Space shuttle phase B. Volume 2: Technical summary, addendum A


    Publication date :

    1971-03-15


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :