Shuttle-Derived Vehicle as a Candidate Heavy-Lift, Unmanned Launch System

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Matzenauer, J. O., author.

Conference Name:

SAE Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition (1986-10-13 : Long Beach, California, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1986

Summary:

Current AF-NASA architecture level studies project future need for a heavy-lift, unmanned launch vehicle with low Earth orbit (LEO) payload delivery capability. To achieve this capability, vehicle concepts considered range from fully expendable to fully recoverable. Expendables entail high operations costs; recoverables, high development costs and, in the minds of many, high technical/cost risk. A concept that has been extensively studied is the partially reusable Shuttle-Derived Vehicle (SDV), seen as a potential candidate offering two to three times more cost-effectiveness than Titan or Shuttle ($/lb payload), and based on available hardware elements and current technology upgrades. The SDV is currently considered a viable candidate launch vehicle in ongoing systems studies

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Publisher Number:

861811

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