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4-1984 8:00 AM

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This paper describes future space transportation launch vehicles presently under study by the NASA and DOD. The program activities of several recent and ongoing contracts have been merged to show insight into the present status and future plans for the United States space transportation system. Major emphasis is placed on a shuttle derived launch vehicle concept. This concept, using fully developed and tested space shuttle system hardware, allows early implementation of a low cost, low risk launch systems.

Growth shuttle derived configurations, utilizing a "building block" concept to allow efficient optimization of a broad spectrum of performance capabilities, are also presented.

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Apr 1st, 8:00 AM

Shuttle Derived Space Transportation The Next Step Beyond STS

This paper describes future space transportation launch vehicles presently under study by the NASA and DOD. The program activities of several recent and ongoing contracts have been merged to show insight into the present status and future plans for the United States space transportation system. Major emphasis is placed on a shuttle derived launch vehicle concept. This concept, using fully developed and tested space shuttle system hardware, allows early implementation of a low cost, low risk launch systems.

Growth shuttle derived configurations, utilizing a "building block" concept to allow efficient optimization of a broad spectrum of performance capabilities, are also presented.

 

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