The Conceptual Study of H-II Orbiting Plane (HOPE) National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) Tokyo, Japan

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Matsubara, Shoji, author.

Conference Name:

International Pacific Air and Space Technology Conference and Exposition (1987-11-13 : Melbourne, Australia)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 1987

Summary:

The concept of unmanned space transportation system, called H-II Orbiting Plane (HOPE), has been defined. The main missions are the retrieval from the Japanese Experimental Module (JEM) of the International Space Station (ISS) and space platforms and the acquisition of the technological possibility for the fully reusable space plane. The key technologies of the HOPE are the reusable thermal protection system, rendezvous and docking, reentry guidance and hypersonic aerodynamics of a winged vehicle

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Publisher Number:

872402

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