Shuttle upper stage family with emphasis on Shuttle/Centaur program objectives
Abstract
The history of the Space Shuttle upper stages is reviewed, giving some of the characteristics of the stages themselves. The Shuttle/Centaur, a high-energy cryogenic upper stage being developed for the Galileo and International Solar Power missions, is emphasized. Its basic configuration, mission characteristics, and physical relation to the Shuttle are described.
- Publication:
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14th Space Technology and Science Symposium
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984spte.symp.1173C
- Keywords:
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- Centaur Launch Vehicle;
- Nasa Space Programs;
- Space Shuttle Upper Stages;
- Upper Stage Rocket Engines;
- Galileo Spacecraft;
- Histories;
- Orbital Launching;
- Space Shuttle Payloads;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles