Design challenges for tomorrow's manned launch systemsThis paper attempts to capture some of the technical and national challenges facing the design of America's next manned launch system (MLS). There are three basic paths for pursuing tomorrow's MLS; each with variations. Some characteristics that will be sought regardless of the concept selected include low development (or front-end) and life-cycle costs, safety, operability, availability, and a host of other 'ilities'. In order to discriminate among the concepts, a robust design environment and a variety of new and improved analysis tools are needed that produce critical metrics in a timely, efficient manner from a large study space. This paper presents some of the challenges in development, integration, and application of optimization, costing, operations modeling, and several engineering disciplinary tools including geometry modeling, structures, aerodynamics/aeroheating, and trajectory/performance.
Document ID
19930046969
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rowell, Lawrence F. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1993
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-1068
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA, AHS, and ASEE, Aerospace Design Conference