An assessment of Japan's current capabilities in the areas of space and transatmospheric propulsion is presented. The report focuses primarily upon Japan's programs in liquid rocket propulsion and in propulsion for spaceplane and related transatmospheric areas. It also includes brief reference to Japan's solid rocket programs, as well as to supersonic air-breathing propulsion efforts that are just getting underway. The results are based upon the findings of a panel of U.S. engineers made up of individuals from academia, government, and industry, and are derived from a review of a broad array of the open literature, combined with visits to the primary propulsion laboratories and development agencies in Japan.
JTEC Panel Report on Space and Transatmospheric Propulsion Technology
1990
232 pages
Report
No indication
English
Rocket Engines & Motors , Jet & Gas Turbine Engines , Space Launch Vehicles & Support Equipment , Rocket propulsion , Spacecraft propulsion , Aerospaceplanes , Turbomachinery , Liquid propellant rocket engines , Launch vehicles , Technology assessment , Japan , Foreign technology , Japanese space program
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