Reusable Space Transportation Systems

by Kuczera, Heribert; Sacher, Peter W.

• ISBN13: 9783540891802
• ISBN10: 3540891803
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-01-21
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Summary

In Reusable Space Transportation Systems the authors review the past 20 years in which concepts for reusable space transportation systems have been evaluated in Europe and elsewhere, including technological studies and assessments, and developments of the essential technologies needed for the design and construction of such transportation systems. For example, within the European Space Agency’s FESTIP programme, of which one of the authors, Dr Kuczera, was the Programme Director, many different types of reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) were designed, investigated and technologically assessed. Although the authors focus on European efforts in the development of reusable space transportation systems, they describe briefly what has been done elsewhere and reference all major international programmes and projects in this field.

Table of Contents

Preface and rationale	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
List of figures	p. xiii
List of tables	p. xix
List of abbreviations and acronyms	p. xxi
Introcution	p. 1
Worldwide overview on the development of reusable space transportation systems	p. 1
The design challenge	p. 17
Enabling key technologies	p. 19
Overall systems design	p. 28
Overview on major European efforts	p. 30
References	p. 33
Major efforts in the U.K. (1984-1994)	p. 35
Overview, objectives, and programmatics	p. 35
Conceptual design work	p. 37
Hotol	p. 37
Interim Hotol	p. 41
Skylon	p. 46
Radem	p. 53
References	p. 63
ESA's Hermes program (1986-1995)	p. 65
Overview, objectives, and programmatics: major features	p. 65
Conceptual design work	p. 68
Teamwork and lessons learned	p. 79
Summary	p. 80
References	p. 83
The German national technology program and the Sanger concept (1987-1995)	p. 85
Overview, objectives, and programmatics: major features	p. 85
Conceptual design work	p. 90
Technology development work	p. 138
Technology development and verification planning	p. 159
International cooperation	p. 162
Major achievements and results	p. 173
Lessons learned and recommendations	p. 177
References	p. 181
The ESA-initiated Future European Space Transportation Investigations Program (1994-1998)	p. 185
Overview, objectives, and programmatics: major features	p. 185
Conceptual design work	p. 187
Technology development	p. 192
Technology development and verification planning	p. 192
International cooperation	p. 197
Major achievements and results	p. 207
Lessons learned and recommendations	p. 211
References	p. 216
Major efforts in France focused on reusable space transportation systems	p. 217
Overview, objectives, and programmatics	p. 217
Selected system concepts	p. 219
Taranis (TSTO, Aerospatiale)	p. 219
Oriflamme (SSTO. Aerospatiale)	p. 221
STS 2000	p. 223
Star-H (Dassault)	p. 230
Preparatory technology program PREPHA	p. 233
Conclusions and perspectives	p. 236
Refere	p. 238
Conclusions (a personal "distant" view)	p. 239
Index	p. 245
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