Two Stage to Orbit Airbreathing and Rocket System for Low Risk, Affordable Access to Space 941168
The US space program is facing the dilemma of the federal government reducing in size, the Congress asking for lowered costs, and the US market share of commercial launches declining. While several new launch vehicle options have been studied and advocated, a national plan has yet to be adopted. Despite this, there may be compelling solutions that await discovery. This paper suggests a particular TSTO launch system may solve the dilemma, but only if some of the past presumptions and guidelines are viewed as impediments to be overcome instead of “realities”.
Citation: Gregory, T., Bowles, J., and Ardema, M., "Two Stage to Orbit Airbreathing and Rocket System for Low Risk, Affordable Access to Space," SAE Technical Paper 941168, 1994, https://doi.org/10.4271/941168. Download Citation
Author(s):
Tom Gregory, Jeff Bowles, Mark Ardema
Affiliated:
NASA Ames Research Center
Pages: 15
Event:
Aerospace Atlantic Conference & Exposition
ISSN:
0148-7191
e-ISSN:
2688-3627
Also in:
SAE 1994 Transactions: Journal of Aerospace-V103-1
Related Topics:
Launch vehicles
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