Natural environment application for NASP-X-30 design and mission planningThe NASA/MSFC Mission Analysis Program has recently been utilized in various National Aero-Space Plane (NASP) mission and operational planning scenarios. This paper focuses on presenting various atmospheric constraint statistics based on assumed NASP mission phases using established natural environment design, parametric, threshold values. Probabilities of no-go are calculated using atmospheric parameters such as temperature, humidity, density altitude, peak/steady-state winds, cloud cover/ceiling, thunderstorms, and precipitation. The program although developed to evaluate test or operational missions after flight constraints have been established, can provide valuable information in the design phase of the NASP X-30 program. Inputting the design values as flight constraints the Mission Analysis Program returns the probability of no-go, or launch delay, by hour by month. This output tells the X-30 program manager whether the design values are stringent enough to meet his required test flight schedules.
Document ID
19930040918
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johnson, D. L. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Hill, C. K. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Brown, S. C. (Universities Space Research Association Huntsville, AL, United States)
Batts, G. W. (New Technology, Inc. Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Subject Category
Astronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-0851
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA, Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit