Janus concept comprises blunt, lifting body re-entry vehicle with its upper surface formed largely by deltawing aircraft; lifting body furnishes large volume in spacecraft for orbital operations, serves as re-entry heat shield, and provides aerodynamic maneuver capability; after re-entry heating and loading period, aircraft is separated from "pod" at subsonic speed and proceeds to landing site; abort capability is provided; preliminary sizing of spacecraft for 2-wk, low-altitude orbit mission with three-man crew, yields overall length of 27 ft, span of 16 ft, depth of 10 ft, and useful payload volume of 860 cu ft.


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    Title :

    Janus -- Manned orbital spacecraft with staged re-entry


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


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    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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