NASA supports a vigorous Earth-to-orbit (ETO) research and technology program as part of its Civil Space Technology Initiative. The purpose of this program is to provide an up-to-date technology base to support future space transportation needs for a new generation of lower cost, operationally efficient, long-lived and highly reliable ETO propulsion systems by enhancing the knowledge, understanding and design methodology applicable to advanced oxygen/hydrogen and oxygen/hydrocarbon ETO propulsion systems. Program areas of interest include analytical models, advanced component technology, instrumentation, and validation/verification testing. Organizationally, the program is divided between technology acquisition and technology verification as follows: (1) technology acquisition; and (2) technology verification.
CSTI Earth-to-Orbit Propulsion Research and Technology Program Overview
1993
11 pages
Report
No indication
English
Space Technology , Rocket Engines & Motors , Orbit transfer vehicles , Space transportation , Spacecraft propulsion , Aerospace engineering , Cost reduction , Mission planning , Propulsion system configurations , Mathematical models , Oxygen-hydrocarbon rocket engines , Propulsion system performance
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