Launch vehicles for the Space Exploration Initiative

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Mar 1992

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AIAA, Space Programs and Technologies Conference, Huntsville, AL, Mar. 24-27, 1992. 10 p.

Physics

Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles, Liquid Propellant Rocket Engines, Lunar Bases, Lunar Surface, Translunar Injection, Launching Sites, Liquid Oxygen, Spacecraft Configurations, Spacecraft Design

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NASA study results concerning the launch vehicle options required to support the SEI First Lunar Outpost (FLO) missions are reviewed. The FLO requirements, single launch per mission and a capability of delivering 34.5 t to the lunar surface, dictate a launch vehicle capable of delivering approximatley 93 t to trans-lunar injection. Whether an NLS or a Saturn Y derived vehicle approach is utilized, the development of liquid LOX/RP boosters using F-1A engines will be required. The discussion covers the mission scenario, vehicle configurations, launch vehicle design definition, launch facilities, and cost.

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