A space transportation system intended to be mounted on a space launcher comprising a re-ignitable propulsion device and steerable flaps located at a second end and a monitoring unit, each flap comprising an actuating means configured to modify the orientation of said flap, said monitoring unit being configured to control the activation of the propulsion device and individually control the orientation of the flaps in order to implement the following steps:a launch step during which the propulsion device is off and the flaps are in a retracted position;a return step during which the monitoring unit deploys the flaps and individually controls the orientation of the flaps to slow down the system, the propulsion device being off;a landing step during which the monitoring unit controls the propulsion device and the actuating means to orient the flaps to slow down.


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    Title :

    REUSABLE SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2024-01-11


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS



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