NASA's CSTI Earth-to-Orbit Propulsion Program - On-target technology transfer to advanced space flight programsNASA's Civil Space Technology Initiative encompasses among its major elements the Earth-to-Orbit Propulsion Program (ETOPP) for future launch vehicles, which is budgeted to the extent of $20-30 million/year for the development of essential technologies. ETOPP technologies include, in addition to advanced materials and processes and design/analysis computational tools, the advanced systems-synthesis technologies required for definition of highly reliable LH2 and hydrocarbon fueled rocket engines to be operated at significantly reduced levels of risk and cost relative to the SSME. Attention is given to the technology-transfer services of ETOPP.
Document ID
19910036623
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Escher, William J. D. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Herr, Paul N. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Stephenson, Frank W., Jr. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)