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Space Shuttle Five-Segment Booster (Short Course)NASA is considering upgrading the Space Shuttle by adding a fifth segment (FSB) to the current four-segment solid rocket booster. Course materials cover design and engineering issues related to the Reusable Solid Rocket Motor (RSRM) raised by the addition of a fifth segment to the rocket booster. Topics cover include: four segment vs. five segment booster, abort modes, FSB grain design, erosive burning, enhanced propellant burn rate, FSB erosive burning model development and hardware configuration.
Document ID
20020069015
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Graves, Stanley R. (Thiokol Propulsion Huntsville, AL United States)
Rudolphi, Michael
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA RSRM Short Course
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Country: United States
Start Date: July 7, 2002
End Date: July 10, 2002
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS8-97238
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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