This articles deals with the payload operations in the Cape Canaveral area in the period from approximately 2010 through 2025 and beyond; however, the principles would apply to other large-scale spaceports. For the purpose of this article the term 'Spaceport Canaveral is used to refer to the geographic area which includes the Cape Canaveral area as well as part of Merritt Island within KSC. However, it may be expected that some portions of Spaceport Canaveral may be physically removed from this immediate area or even from Florida. Such situations may involve local commercial facilities, distant operation or control of test activity at KSC or CCAFS, Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) landings at distant sites in planned or unplanned situations, and possible operation of space-based range components. It is natural to think of the spaceport in terms of launch vehicles and launch pads. During the 2010 through 2025 era exciting new and improved lauch vehicles are expected to supplement those of today. We also find it natural to consider the physical Spaceport Canaveral in terms of launch complexes, vehicles processing areas and range facilities. By payload operations we do not mean simply the payload operations accomplished by KSC at that site as performed today. We wish, rather, to consider all payloads whether they are government, corporate, academic, or military and whether they are human or nonhuman payloads.
Launch site payload operations in the coming spaceport era
Logistics Spectrum ; 37 , 2 ; 17-22
2003
6 Seiten, 1 Bild, 1 Quelle
Article (Journal)
English
Raum , Raumfahrt , Raumstation , Weltraumfähre , Tragfähigkeit , Nutzlast , Logistik , Transport , Beförderung , Schwertransport
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