A number of manned Earth-to-orbit (ETO) vehicle options for replacing or complementing the current Space Transportation System are being examined under the Advanced Manned Launch System (AMLS) study. The introduction of a reusable single-stage vehicle (SSV) into the U.S. launch vehicle fleet early in the next century could greatly reduce ETO launch costs. As a part of the AMLS study, the conceptual design of an SSV using a wide variety of enhancing technologies has recently been completed and is described in this paper. This paper also identifies the major enabling and enhancing technologies for a reusable rocket-powered SSV and provides examples of the mission payoff potential of a variety of important technologies. This paper also discusses the impact of technology advancements on vehicle margins, complexity, and risk, all of which influence the total system cost.


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    Title :

    Technology requirements for affordable single-stage rocket launch vehicles


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IAF, International Astronautical Congress ; 1993 ; Graz, Austria


    Publication date :

    1993-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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