Space transfer vehicles for the Space Exploration Initiative
Abstract
The space transfer vehicle (STV) concept for SEI is reviewed with particular attention given to direct STV support in the development of the space and ground-based system configurations recommended in the 90-Day and the First Lunar Outpost Studies, and evaluation of the Synthesis Committee Lunar Mission recommendations. The STV architectures under consideration include a complete lunar space and ground based transportation system (LTS) made up of a lunar transportation vehicle and a lunar excursion vehicle and the translunar injection stage. The goal of STV is to pursue the development of the upper stage/LTS concept taking into account system and subsystem modularity, functional and hardware commonalities among mission and transportation vehicles, and flexibility in both system design and operation.
- Publication:
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AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992aiaa.confS....H
- Keywords:
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- Intraorbit Transfer Vehicles;
- Lunar Flight;
- Orbit Transfer Vehicles;
- Space Exploration;
- Space Transportation;
- Earth Orbital Environments;
- Interplanetary Flight;
- Lunar Bases;
- Multimission Modular Spacecraft;
- Technological Forecasting;
- Launch Vehicles and Space Vehicles