From Earth to Orbit:

An Assessment of Transportation Options

Status: Available Now

Size: 104 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1992

Print	List Price


PAPERBACK ISBN-10: 0-309-04726-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-309-04726-5	$19.00	Add to Cart

PDF			About PDF

Authors:
Committee on Earth-to-Orbit Transportation Options, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
Authoring Organizations

Description:
If the United States hopes to continue as a leader in space, it must invest now in better earth-to-orbit technology by replacing obsolete launch facilities while also developing a new class of more robust and reliable vehicles.
From Earth to Orbit ...
Read More

Paste into your Web page:

<!-- Start NAP Book Display -->
<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="175" height="250" id="napbookwrapper" align="middle">
<param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" />
<param name="movie" value="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" />
<param name="quality" value="high" />
<param name="wmode" value="transparent" />
<param name="flashvars" value="wid=1072215620520130521133953&record_id=1976" />
<embed src="http://www.nap.edu/napbookwrapper.swf" quality="high" flashvars="wid=1072215620520130521133953&record_id=1976" wmode="transparent" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="175" height="250" name="napbookwrapper" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="always" allowFullScreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed>
</object>

Preview

Free Resources

Full Text
Jump to this book's table of contents to begin reading online for free.

Related Items:
Related Titles

No free downloads available for this title.

Reprint Permission
Request permission to license or reprint the book's content through Copyright Clearance Center's Rightslink.

Request Permission to Distribute a PDF

Request Translation Rights

Questions About Rights and Permissions?

Table of Contents
Select a link below to start reading online free!
Front Matter	i-x
List of Figures and Tables	1-2	(skim)
Summary of Key Findings and Recommendations	3-8	(skim)
Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations	9-10	(skim)
1 Introduction	11-14	(skim)
2 A Path to a Desirable National Space Launch System	15-21	(skim)
3 Projected Launch Requirements	22-25	(skim)
4 Launch Vehicle Options	26-39	(skim)
5 Propulsion Capabilities for Earth-to-Orbit Launch Vehicle	40-61	(skim)
6 Technology Development	62-71	(skim)
Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	72-76	(skim)
Appendix A An Approach to Space Infrastructure	77-83	(skim)
Appendix B List of Participants	84-87	(skim)
Appendix C Bibliography	88-92	(skim)

Description

If the United States hopes to continue as a leader in space, it must invest now in better earth-to-orbit technology by replacing obsolete launch facilities while also developing a new class of more robust and reliable vehicles.
From Earth to Orbit provides strategies to reduce launch costs while increasing the reliability and resilency of vehicles. It also recommends continued improvements for the Space Shuttle Orbiter and its subsystems and the development of a Space Transportation Main Engine (STME).

From Earth to Orbit:

An Assessment of Transportation Options

Citation Manager

Description

Authoring Organizations

Search This Book

SIGN UP FOR...