From Earth to Orbit An Assessment of Transportation Options (1992) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix A An Approach to Space Infrastructure
Appendix A An Approach to Space Infrastructure
Pages 77-83
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operates facilities on both the East Coast (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, CCAFS) and the West Coast (Vandenberg Air Force Base, VAFB)
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The small number of launch pads for each type of ELV on both the East and the West Coast greatly restricts scheduling flexibility. For instance, although NASA could beneficially use Titan ITT-type launch vehicles, there are no launch pads generally available to support such launches because the launch pads are usually reserved for Titan IV launches.
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Description of Recommended Infrastructure Improvements General In light of the severe shortcomings of the existing ELV infrastructure, at both the East and West Coast launch sites, the Committee recommends the construction of new universal launch complexes at each site. These complexes would then incorporate the necessary improvements to eliminate the shortcomings that now exist and would be sized to accommodate existing ELVs as well as all foreseeable new developments.
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This would indicate an initial operational capability in the early 2000 time frame, with planned growth to meet future needs as requirements or funding permits. A conceptual time schedule for facilities is shown in Figure 5.
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Multiu* e Capability To enable use by all current and future launch vehicles, the facility elements must be designed with the ability to handle the range of potential vehicle sizes that can reasonably be envisioned or to provide room to add the additional capabilities necessary as a preplanned improvement.
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East Coast Launch Facilities: The Committee conservatively split the integration/pad elements into two size groupings, considering the large potential range of vehicle sizes and the pad separation distances dictated by the launch vehicle quantity/distance criteria (explosive hazard)
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~ 20,000 lb FIGURE 6 Proposed schematic for East Coast launch facilities. Two Bays 1 Payload Encapsulation 5!
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