Booster separation is a mission-critical event within the orbital ascent of the Space Launch System (SLS). The complexity of the engine plume-affected, multibody, supersonic aerodynamics is compounded by the large span of the likely trajectory space. Characterization of the multiple input, multiple output system requires a combination of wind tunnel testing and computational simulation, but additional data processing is also required before the sparse, high-fidelity data can be fused into a continuous database with acceptable uncertainty quantification. This paper outlines the state of this approach as it has been applied to the most recent SLS booster separation aerodynamic loads database: that of the Artemis II launch vehicle.


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    Title :

    Development of Aerodynamic Loads Databases for the Space Launch System Booster Separation Event


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    Conference:

    2024 AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (AIAA SciTech Forum) ; 2024 ; Orlando, FL, US


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    Conference paper


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    English


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