Air Force Developing plan on expendable launchers

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Jun 1984

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Aviation Week and Space Technology (ISSN 0005-2175), vol. 120, June 18, 1984, p. 70, 74, 79.

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Expendable Stages (Spacecraft), Launch Vehicles, Space Shuttle Payloads, Atlas Launch Vehicles, Centaur Launch Vehicle, Oxidizers, Propellants, Titan Launch Vehicles

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Contract features of the USAF request of proposals for a commercial expendable launch vehicle capable of placing 10,000 lb payloads into GEO are discussed. A fixed-price incentive is included for the delivery and launch of 10 rockets. The government will furnish propellants, oxidizers, and pressurants. Candidate boosters are the Titan T-34D, a hybrid Atlas Centaur G, and a NASA SRB-X/Centaur. The SRB-X is only in the conceptual stage, and it is felt that readiness for first launch by 1988 is not possible. Modifications to the two other candidates are also necessary, however, to meet the GEO capabilities, while the SRB-X is designed to make maximum use of existing launch preparation facilities used for the Shuttle.

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