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Two-stage earth-to-orbit vehicles with series and parallel burnRecent studies have indicated that a fully reusable earth-to-orbit vehicle system will be needed near the beginning of the next century. One likely concept is a two-stage, vertical takeoff system with liquid rocket propulsion. Such vehicles have been examined with series burn and parallel burn of the engines of each stage. The results indicate that the preferred concept will have parallel burn with crossfeed, the booster will have hydrocarbon engines, the Orbiter will have both hydrocarbon and hydrogen engines, and the staging velocity will be low enough to allow the booster to glide back to the launch site.
Document ID
19860057885
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Martin, J. A.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1986
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 86-1413
Accession Number
86A42623
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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