Martin Marietta and Aerojet are co-investigating the feasibility and viability of reusable launch vehicle designs. We are assessing two vehicle concepts, each delivering 8000 lb to a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO). Both accomplish this task as a two-state system. The major difference between the two concepts is staging. The first concept, the two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) system, stages at about 16 kft/sec, allowing immediate return of the first stage to the launch site using its airbreathing propulsion system for a powered cruise flight. The second concept, the single-stage-to-orit (SSTO) system, accomplishes stage separation in a stable low earth orbit (LEO).


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    Title :

    Strutjet-powered reusable launch vehicles


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    Publication date :

    1994-11-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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