Location
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/Enterprise Rooms
Start Date
22-4-1992 2:00 PM
Description
The National Launch System (NLS) is the nation's next generation family of launch vehicles, and is being jointly developed by NASA and the Air Force. The three vehicle classes, capable of placing 20Klb, SOKlb, and SOKlb into low earth orbit (LEO), will initially be launched between 2001 and 2004 from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). This paper describes the launch operations concepts currently envisioned for the NLS vehicles. Ground processing timelines, facilities, core stage processing options, launch support manpower estimates (as compared to the Space Shuttle), and new technologies will also be discussed. Launch processing costs will also be discussed as they relate to the total cost per flight of the existing Shuttle program.
Paper Session II-B - National Launch System Launch Operations
Howard Johnson Plaza-Hotel, Columbia/Enterprise Rooms
The National Launch System (NLS) is the nation's next generation family of launch vehicles, and is being jointly developed by NASA and the Air Force. The three vehicle classes, capable of placing 20Klb, SOKlb, and SOKlb into low earth orbit (LEO), will initially be launched between 2001 and 2004 from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). This paper describes the launch operations concepts currently envisioned for the NLS vehicles. Ground processing timelines, facilities, core stage processing options, launch support manpower estimates (as compared to the Space Shuttle), and new technologies will also be discussed. Launch processing costs will also be discussed as they relate to the total cost per flight of the existing Shuttle program.
