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From Earth to Orbit: An Assessment of Transportation Options
List of Figures and Tables
FIGURE 1
Conceptual priority schedule for the National Launch System (NLS).
FIGURE 2
Characteristics of the proposed liquid-oxygen/liquid-hydrogen Space Transportation Main Engine (STME).
FIGURE 3
Hybrid motor that uses liquid oxygen and a solid fuel. The liquid oxidizer flow can be controlled to permit throttling and engine shutdown. Courtesy of Thiokol Corporation.
FIGURE 4
Modular plug engine. Courtesy of Aerojet General Corporation.
FIGURE 5
Proposed schedule for the development and construction of a new launch infrastructure.
FIGURE 6
Proposed schematic for East Coast launch facilities.
FIGURE 7
Proposed schematic for West Coast launch facilities.
TABLE 1
Conservative Projection of Traffic Requirements
TABLE 2
Current and Proposed U.S. Launch Vehicles
TABLE 3
International Launch Systems
TABLE 4
Characteristics of U.S. and International Liquid-Oxygen/Hydrocarbon Engines
TABLE 5
Characteristics of Flight-Proven U.S. and International Liquid-Oxygen/Liquid-Hydrogen Engines
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From Earth to Orbit: An Assessment of Transportation Options
TABLE 6
Characteristics of Flight-Proven U.S. and International Nitrogen-Tetroxide/Hydrazine-Based Engines
TABLE 7
Characteristics of the Flight-Proven U.S. RSRM and the Proposed ASRM Solid Rocket Motors
TABLE 8
Comparison of the STME and SSME
TABLE 9
Characteristics of Proposed U.S. and International Liquid-Oxygen/Liquid-Hydrogen Engines
TABLE 10
Characteristics of Proposed International Nitrogen-Tetroxide/Hydrazine-Based Engines
TABLE 11
Characteristics of Solid, Liquid, and Hybrid Boosters
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launch facilities
