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Designing Sustainable Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Architectures Adaptability Lock In And System Evolution
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Book Synopsis Designing Sustainable Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Architectures Adaptability, Lock-in, and System Evolution by : Matthew Robin Silver
Download or read book Designing Sustainable Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Architectures Adaptability, Lock-in, and System Evolution written by Matthew Robin Silver and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Cont.) Sustainability is defined more precisely, as are the counterbalancing dynamics of adaptability and architectural lock-in. Second, cases are studied to understand how the previously defined concepts have played out in practice. The evolution of system architectures leading to the development of the last heavy lift vehicle, Saturn V, is analyzed; and the problem of reducing cost in the modern launch industry is examined from a political-economic perspective. Finally, insights from these studies together with recent advances in engineering economy are used to develop quantitative models to compare architectures. An analytic model is created to evaluate mission cost and risk as a function of vehicle capacity and in-space requirements. A discrete model based on real-options thinking is developed to compare Space Shuttle-derived and Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) derived architectures.
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781723056314 Total Pages :116 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (563 download)
Book Synopsis Final Design Report of a Personnel Launch System and a Family of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Final Design Report of a Personnel Launch System and a Family of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective was to design both a Personnel Launch System (PLS) and a family of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles (FHLLVs) that provide low cost and efficient operation in missions not suited for the Shuttle. The PLS vehicle is designed primarily for space station crew rotation and emergency crew return. The final design of the PLS vehicle and its interior is given. The mission of the FHLLVs is to place large, massive payloads into Earth orbit with payload flexibility being considered foremost in the design. The final design of three launch vehicles was found to yield a payload capacity range from 20 to 200 mt. These designs include the use of multistaged, high thrust liquid engines mounted on the core stages of the rocket. Tupa, James and Merritt, Debbie and Riha, David and Burton, Lee and Kubinski, Russell and Drake, Kerry and Mann, Darrin and Turner, Ken Unspecified Center HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLES; PAYLOAD INTEGRATION; SPACECRAFT DESIGN; SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING; SPACECREWS; EARTH ORBITS; FLEXIBILITY; HIGH THRUST; LOW COST; PERSONNEL; SPACE STATIONS...
Book Synopsis Technology Challenges for Operationally Responsive Spacelift by : Kendall K. Brown
Download or read book Technology Challenges for Operationally Responsive Spacelift written by Kendall K. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Optimization and Design for Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles by : Paul Andreas Ritter
Download or read book Optimization and Design for Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles written by Paul Andreas Ritter and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The simulation and evaluation of an orbital launch vehicle requires consideration of numerous factors. These factors include, but are not limited to the propulsion system, aerodynamic effects, rotation of the earth, oblateness, and gravity. A trajectory simulation that considers these different factors is generated by a code developed for this thesis titled Trajectories for Heavy-lift Evaluation and Optimization (THEO). THEO is a validated trajectory simulation code with the ability to model numerous launch configurations. THEO also has the capability to provide the means for an optimization objective. Optimization of a launch vehicle can be specified in terms of many different variables. For a heavy lift launch vehicle in this thesis, the goal of optimization is to minimize Gross Lift Off Weight (GLOW). THEO provides the capability to optimize by simulating hundreds of thousands of trajectories for a single configuration through the variation of preset independent variables. The sheer volume of these trajectories provides the means to locate configurations that minimize GLOW. Optimization can also be performed by determining the minimum amount of energy necessary to reach target burnout conditions. The energy requirements are then correlated to the propellant mass which can be used to estimate GLOW. This thesis first discusses the validation of THEO as a simulation program and the properties associated with accurately modeling a trajectory. It then relates how THEO and other developed tools can be utilized to determine a configuration that is optimized to minimize GLOW to orbit for adaptable payload sizes.
Book Synopsis Launch Vehicle Design Process: Characterization, Technical Integration, and Lessons Learned by : J. C. Blair
Download or read book Launch Vehicle Design Process: Characterization, Technical Integration, and Lessons Learned written by J. C. Blair and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Shadowgraph Study of the National Launch System's 1 1/2 Stage Vehicle Configuration and Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Configuration by : Darlene C. Pokora
Download or read book A Shadowgraph Study of the National Launch System's 1 1/2 Stage Vehicle Configuration and Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Configuration written by Darlene C. Pokora and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis NLS/heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Upper Stage Evolution by : Sidney M. Earley
Download or read book NLS/heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Upper Stage Evolution written by Sidney M. Earley and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Alternatives for Future U.S. Space-launch Capabilities by :
Download or read book Alternatives for Future U.S. Space-launch Capabilities written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781723507007 Total Pages :592 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (7 download)
Book Synopsis Advanced Transportation System Studies Technical Area 2 (Ta-2) Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Development Contract. Volume 2; Technical Results by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Advanced Transportation System Studies Technical Area 2 (Ta-2) Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Development Contract. Volume 2; Technical Results written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sections in this report include: Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) Design Ground-rules; Operations Issues and Lessons Learned; Vertical-Takeoff/Landing Versus Vertical-Takeoff/Horizontal-Landing; SSTO Design Results; SSTO Simulation Results; SSTO Assessment Results; SSTO Sizing Tool User's Guide; SSto Turnaround Assessment Report; Ground Operations Assessment First Year Executive Summary; Health Management System Definition Study; Major TA-2 Presentations; First Lunar Outpost Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Design and Assessment; and the section, Russian Propulsion Technology Assessment Reports. Unspecified Center NASA-CR-201127-Vol-2, NAS 1.26:201127-Vol-2, LMSC-P038190-Vol-2 NAS8-39208...
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781723507779 Total Pages :378 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (77 download)
Book Synopsis Advanced Transportation System Studies. Technical Area 2 by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Advanced Transportation System Studies. Technical Area 2 written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sections 10 to 13 of the Advanced Transportation System Studies final report are included in this volume. Section 10 contains a copy of an executive summary that was prepared by Lockheed Space Operations Company (LSOC) to document their support to the TA-2 contract during the first-year period of performance of the contract, May 1992 through May 1993. LSOC participated on the TA-2 contract as part of the concurrent engineering launch system definition team, and provided outstanding heavy lift launch vehicle (HLLV) ground operations requirements and concept assessments for Lockheed Missiles and Space Company (LMSC) through an intercompany work transfer as well as providing specific HLLV ground operations assessments at the direction of NASA KSC through KSC funding that was routed to the TA-2 contract. Section 11 contains a copy of a vehicle-independent, launch system health management requirements assessment. The purpose of the assessment was to define both health management requirements and the associated interfaces between a generic advanced transportation system launch vehicle and all related elements of the entire transportation system, including the ground segment. Section 12 presents the major TA-2 presentations provided to summarize the significant results and conclusions that were developed over the course of the contract. Finally, Section 13 presents the design and assessment report on the first lunar outpost heavy lift launch vehicle. Marshall Space Flight Center NASA-CR-201126, NAS 1.26:201126, LMSC-P038190 NAS8-39208...
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa Publisher :Independently Published ISBN 13 :9781730724664 Total Pages :70 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (246 download)
Book Synopsis Advanced Transportation System Studies Technical Area 2(ta-2): Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Development. Volume 1; Executive Summary by : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
Download or read book Advanced Transportation System Studies Technical Area 2(ta-2): Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Development. Volume 1; Executive Summary written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-03 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the TA-2 contract was to provide advanced launch vehicle concept definition and analysis to assist NASA in the identification of future launch vehicle requirements. Contracted analysis activities included vehicle sizing and performance analysis, subsystem concept definition, propulsion subsystem definition (foreign and domestic), ground operations and facilities analysis, and life cycle cost estimation. This document is part of the final report for the TA-2 contract. The final report consists of three volumes: Volume 1 is the Executive Summary, Volume 2 is Technical Results, and Volume 3 is Program Cost Estimates. The document-at-hand, Volume 1, provides a summary description of the technical activities that were performed over the entire contract duration, covering three distinct launch vehicle definition activities: heavy-lift (300,000 pounds injected mass to low Earth orbit) launch vehicles for the First Lunar Outpost (FLO), medium-lift (50,000-80,000 pounds injected mass to low Earth orbit) launch vehicles, and single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch vehicles (25,000 pounds injected mass to a Space Station orbit). McCurry, J. Marshall Space Flight Center...
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa Publisher :Independently Published ISBN 13 :9781731340627 Total Pages :158 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (46 download)
Book Synopsis Advanced Information Processing System for Advanced Launch System: Avionics Architecture Synthesis by : National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa
Download or read book Advanced Information Processing System for Advanced Launch System: Avionics Architecture Synthesis written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced Information Processing System (AIPS) is a fault-tolerant distributed computer system architecture that was developed to meet the real time computational needs of advanced aerospace vehicles. One such vehicle is the Advanced Launch System (ALS) being developed jointly by NASA and the Department of Defense to launch heavy payloads into low earth orbit at one tenth the cost (per pound of payload) of the current launch vehicles. An avionics architecture that utilizes the AIPS hardware and software building blocks was synthesized for ALS. The AIPS for ALS architecture synthesis process starting with the ALS mission requirements and ending with an analysis of the candidate ALS avionics architecture is described. Lala, Jaynarayan H. and Harper, Richard E. and Jaskowiak, Kenneth R. and Rosch, Gene and Alger, Linda S. and Schor, Andrei L. ADVANCED LAUNCH SYSTEM (STS); AIRBORNE/SPACEBORNE COMPUTERS; ARCHITECTURE (COMPUTERS); AVIONICS; DIGITAL COMPUTERS; DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING; FAULT TOLERANCE; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN; DESIGN ANALYSIS; HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLES; LOW EARTH ORBITS; MISSION PLANNING; REAL TIME OPERATION...
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781721784776 Total Pages :24 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (847 download)
Book Synopsis Development of the Architectural Simulation Model for Future Launch Systems and Its Application to an Existing Launch Fleet by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Development of the Architectural Simulation Model for Future Launch Systems and Its Application to an Existing Launch Fleet written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-24 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A significant portion of lifecycle costs for launch vehicles are generated during the operations phase. Research indicates that operations costs can account for a large percentage of the total life-cycle costs of reusable space transportation systems. These costs are largely determined by decisions made early during conceptual design. Therefore, operational considerations are an important part of vehicle design and concept analysis process that needs to be modeled and studied early in the design phase. However, this is a difficult and challenging task due to uncertainties of operations definitions, the dynamic and combinatorial nature of the processes, and lack of analytical models and the scarcity of historical data during the conceptual design phase. Ultimately, NASA would like to know the best mix of launch vehicle concepts that would meet the missions launch dates at the minimum cost. To answer this question, we first need to develop a model to estimate the total cost, including the operational cost, to accomplish this set of missions. In this project, we have developed and implemented a discrete-event simulation model using ARENA (a simulation modeling environment) to determine this cost assessment. Discrete-event simulation is widely used in modeling complex systems, including transportation systems, due to its flexibility, and ability to capture the dynamics of the system. The simulation model accepts manifest inputs including the set of missions that need to be accomplished over a period of time, the clients (e.g., NASA or DoD) who wish to transport the payload to space, the payload weights, and their destinations (e.g., International Space Station, LEO, or GEO). A user of the simulation model can define an architecture of reusable or expendable launch vehicles to achieve these missions. Launch vehicles may belong to different families where each family may have it own set of resources, processing times, and cost factors. The goal is to capture the required
Book Synopsis A Primer for the Design and Development of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles and Spaceships by : Heinz Hermann Koelle
Download or read book A Primer for the Design and Development of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles and Spaceships written by Heinz Hermann Koelle and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Concepts of Operations for a Reusable Launch Vehicle by : Michael A. Rampino
Download or read book Concepts of Operations for a Reusable Launch Vehicle written by Michael A. Rampino and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States is embarked on a journey toward maturity as a spacefaring nation. One key step along the way is development of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV). The most recent National Space Transportation Policy (August 1994) assigned improvement and evolution of current expendable launch vehicles to the Department of Defense while National Aeronautical Space Administration (NASA) is responsible for working with industry on demonstrating RLV technology. The purpose of this study is to help ensure the US military, especially the USAF, is prepared to take advantage of RLVs should the NASA-led effort to develop an RLV demonstrator prove successful. The focus of this study is an explanation of how the US military could use RLVs, by describing and analyzing two concepts of operations. Four major conclusions resulted from the analysis. First, RLVs have military potential. They can perform a variety of missions including responsive spacelift, reconnaissance, and strike. However, the economic feasibility of using RLVs for earth-to-earth transportation is questionable. Second, design choices for an operational RLV will have effects on risk, cost, capability, and operations efficiency. Trade-offs will have to be made between NASA, commercial, and military requirements if all three parties are to use the same fleet of RLVs. Third, increased investment in propulsion technology development is warranted to ensure success. Fourth, the top priority for the RLV program, even from the military's perspective, should remain cheap and responsive access to space. The research led to three recommendations. First, the US military should become a more active participant in the RLV program to ensure its requirements are defined and incorporated. Second, America should not pursue development of operational RLVs before the technology is ready.
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781721938148 Total Pages :262 pages Book Rating :4.9/5 (381 download)
Book Synopsis Launch Vehicle Design Process by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Launch Vehicle Design Process written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-27 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Engineering design is a challenging activity for any product. Since launch vehicles are highly complex and interconnected and have extreme energy densities, their design represents a challenge of the highest order. The purpose of this document is to delineate and clarify the design process associated with the launch vehicle for space flight transportation. The goal is to define and characterize a baseline for the space transportation design process. This baseline can be used as a basis for improving effectiveness and efficiency of the design process. The baseline characterization is achieved via compartmentalization and technical integration of subsystems, design functions, and discipline functions. First, a global design process overview is provided in order to show responsibility, interactions, and connectivity of overall aspects of the design process. Then design essentials are delineated in order to emphasize necessary features of the design process that are sometimes overlooked. Finally the design process characterization is presented. This is accomplished by considering project technical framework, technical integration, process description (technical integration model, subsystem tree, design/discipline planes, decision gates, and tasks), and the design sequence. Also included in the document are a snapshot relating to process improvements, illustrations of the process, a survey of recommendations from experienced practitioners in aerospace, lessons learned, references, and a bibliography. Blair, J. C. and Ryan, R. S. and Schutzenhofer, L. A. and Humphries, W. R. Marshall Space Flight Center
Author :National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781722160890 Total Pages :52 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (68 download)
Book Synopsis Advanced Transportation System Studies Technical Area 2 (Ta-2) by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Download or read book Advanced Transportation System Studies Technical Area 2 (Ta-2) written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-02 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the TA-2 contract was to provide advanced launch vehicle concept definition and analysis to assist NASA in the identification of future launch vehicle requirements. Contracted analysis activities included vehicle sizing and performance analysis, subsystem concept definition, propulsion subsystem definition (foreign and domestic), ground operations and facilities analysis, and life cycle cost estimation. The basic period of performance of the TA-2 contract was from May 1992 through May 1993. No-cost extensions were exercised on the contract from June 1993 through July 1995. This document is part of the final report for the TA-2 contract. The final report consists of three volumes: Volume 1 is the Executive Summary, Volume 2 is Technical Results, and Volume 3 is Program Cost Estimates. The document-at-hand, Volume 3, provides a work breakdown structure dictionary, user's guide for the parametric life cycle cost estimation tool, and final report developed by ECON, Inc., under subcontract to Lockheed Martin on TA-2 for the analysis of heavy lift launch vehicle concepts. McCurry, J. B. Marshall Space Flight Center...
