Current AF-NASA architecture level studies project future need for a heavy-lift, unmanned launch vehicle with low Earth orbit (LEO) payload delivery capability. To achieve this capability, vehicle concepts considered range from fully expendable to fully recoverable. Expendables entail high operations costs; recoverables, high development costs and, in the minds of many, high technical/cost risk. A concept that has been extensively studied is the partially reusable Shuttle-Derived Vehicle (SDV), seen as a potential candidate offering two to three times more cost-effectiveness than Titan or Shuttle ($/lb payload), and based on available hardware elements and current technology upgrades. The SDV is currently considered a viable candidate launch vehicle in ongoing systems studies.


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    Title :

    Shuttle-Derived Vehicle as a Candidate Heavy-Lift, Unmanned Launch System


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition ; 1986



    Publication date :

    1986-10-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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