Bent-biconic single-stage-to-orbit vehicle conceptual study

A new design concept is proposed for an all-propulsive, vertical-takeoff/horizontal-landing, reusable single-stage-to-orbit space transportation system. The vehicle is to carry an unmanned payload of 11 tons to a 400-km orbit inclined at 51 deg. It is shaped in a bent-biconic geometry, has no wings...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of spacecraft and rockets 1996-07, Vol.33 (4), p.470-475
Hauptverfasser:	Park, Chul, Menees, Gene P, Bowles, Jeffrey V, Lawrence, Scott L, Davies, Carol B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Boundary layers Flight dynamics Flow interactions Hypersonic aerodynamics Launching Propellants Shock waves Spacecraft propulsion Supersonic aerodynamics Transonic aerodynamics
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