Shuttle performance enhancement using an uprated OMS engineThe NASA Space Shuttle's Orbital Maneuvering Engine (OME) has been investigated as the basis for an enhancement of Shuttle operational flexibility. The Johnson Space Center has given attention to an upgrading of the OME through the use of a gas generator-driven turbopump to raise engine specific impulse. Hardware tests have demonstrated the projected performance gains, which will yield an enhanced, intact ascent-abort capability, as well an an improved on-orbit payload and altitude capability. Attention is given to the application of these capabilities to the Hubble Space Telescope's deployment.
Document ID
19880065882
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mallini, Charles J. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Boyd, William C. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)