A description is given of the design evolution during 1972-1973 of a reusable transportation system intended to place payloads of up to 65,000 lb in a 100 nm 28-degree inclination orbit, and to retrieve and return to earth 25,000 lb from orbit. The shuttle will be launched vertically as a rocket and will land horizontally as an airplane at about 170 kts with a cross range sufficient to return to the launch site after one orbit. The shuttle system is comprised of a reusable orbiter, two recoverable solid-propellant boosters, and an expendable liquid-propellant tank.


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    Title :

    Space Shuttle status report.


    Contributors:
    Peil, N. G. (author)

    Conference:

    National Symposium and Exhibition on New horizons in materials and processing ; 1973 ; Los Angeles, CA


    Publication date :

    1973-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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