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PAPERBACK list:$27.00 Web:$24.30 add to cart PDF BOOK your price: $21.00 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free Resources PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Evaluation of the National Aerospace Initiative Decadal Survey of Civil Aeronautics: Foundation for the Future Other Related Titles Reusable Launch Vehicle: Technology Development and Test Program (1995) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 88   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix C List of Acronyms/Abbreviations AETB Alumina-Enhanced Thermal Barrier AFRSI Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation Al-Li Aluminum-Lithium ARC Ames Research Center, NASA CADB Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (Russian) DurAFRSI Durable Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation F/W Thrust-to-weight ratio LaRC Langley Research Center LH2 Liquid Hydrogen LOX Liquid Oxygen MCC Main Combustion Chamber MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASP National Aerospace Plane NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation Nextel Aluminoborosilicate Fiber (Registered Trademark, 3M Corp.) OMB Office of Management and Budget OMS Orbital Maneuvering System OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy PVS Primary Vehicle Structure RCTS Reusable Cryogenic Tank System RLV Reusable Launch Vehicle RRTT Revolutionary Reusable Technology Turbopump SiC Silicon Carbide SIRCA Silicone Impregnated Reusable Ceramic Ablator SLWT Super Lightweight Tank SSME Space Shuttle Main Engine SSTO Single-Stage-to-Orbit TABI Tailorable Advanced Blanket Insulation TPS Thermal Protection System TUFI Toughened Uni-piece Fibrous Insulation Page 88 FRONT MATTER (R1-R10) EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (1-10) 1 INTRODUCTION (11-18) 2 PRIMARY VEHICLE STRUCTURE (19-27) 3 REUSABLE CRYOGENIC TANK SYSTEM (28-42) 4 THERMAL PROTECTION SYSTEM (43-54) 5 PROPULSION (55-75) 6 CONCLUSIONS AND OBSERVATIONS (76-80) A LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (81-82) B BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS (83-87) C LIST OF ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS (88-88)

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Reusable Launch Vehicle: Technology Development and Test Program Appendix C List of Acronyms/Abbreviations AETB Alumina-Enhanced Thermal Barrier AFRSI Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation Al-Li Aluminum-Lithium ARC Ames Research Center, NASA CADB Chemical Automatics Design Bureau (Russian) DurAFRSI Durable Advanced Flexible Reusable Surface Insulation F/W Thrust-to-weight ratio LaRC Langley Research Center LH2 Liquid Hydrogen LOX Liquid Oxygen MCC Main Combustion Chamber MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASP National Aerospace Plane NDE Non-Destructive Evaluation Nextel Aluminoborosilicate Fiber (Registered Trademark, 3M Corp.) OMB Office of Management and Budget OMS Orbital Maneuvering System OSTP Office of Science and Technology Policy PVS Primary Vehicle Structure RCTS Reusable Cryogenic Tank System RLV Reusable Launch Vehicle RRTT Revolutionary Reusable Technology Turbopump SiC Silicon Carbide SIRCA Silicone Impregnated Reusable Ceramic Ablator SLWT Super Lightweight Tank SSME Space Shuttle Main Engine SSTO Single-Stage-to-Orbit TABI Tailorable Advanced Blanket Insulation TPS Thermal Protection System TUFI Toughened Uni-piece Fibrous Insulation

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