The benefits of the reusable Space Shuttle and the advent of the new Space Station hold promise for increasingly effective utilization of space by the scientific and commercial as well as military communities. A high energy reusable oribital transfer vehicle (OTV) represents an additional capability which also exhibits potential for enhancing space access by allowing more ambitious missions and at the same time reducing launch costs when compared to existing upper stages. This section, Vol. 2: Book 4, covers launch operations and flight operations. The launch operations section covers analyses of ground based and space based vehicles, launch site facilities, logistics requirements, propellant loading, space based maintenance and aft cargo carrier access options. The flight operations sections contain summary descriptions of ground based and space based OTV missions, operations and support requirements, and a discussion of fleet implications.
Orbital Transfer Vehicle Concept Definition and System Analysis Study, 1985. Volume 2. Otv Concept Definition and Evaluation. Book 4: Operations. Final Report, July 1984-October 1985 (Revised, July 1987)
1985
202 pages
Report
No indication
English
Manned Spacecraft , Unmanned Spacecraft , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Orbit transfer vehicles , Reusable spacecraft , Spacecraft launching , Flight envelopes , Flight operations , Systems analysis , Propellant transfer , Space commercialization , Space logistics , Space maintenance , Space stations , Space transportation system