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Publikováno v:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 44:640-648
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Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 43:568-574
A conceptual design study was performed to assess and compare the parameters of two-stage-to-orbit airbreathing launch-vehicle systems in an effort to identify optimal configurations for improved access to space. The following vehicle configuration c
Publikováno v:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 43:161-169
A design study was performed to define and compare the parameters of horizontal- and vertical-takeoff reusable launch-vehicle systems to identify promising configurations for further developmental emphasis. The investigation considered both two-stage
Autor:
Kevin G. Bowcutt, John W. Livingston, Thomas R. Smith, Venkatraman Raghavan, Christopher Tarpley, Ajay P. Kothari
Publikováno v:
17th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic Systems and Technologies Conference.
Several rocket boosted RBCC (Rocket-Based Combined Cycle) designs were created and analyzed for suitability for an access-to-space TSTO vehicle system. Level 1 analysis was performed that included vehicle closure, weight breakdown (to component level
Autor:
Ajay P Kothari, Derek Webber
Publikováno v:
AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition.
This paper looks at the likely demands for orbital space tourism at a range of price levels significantly lower than those currently being offered via the Russian Soyuz vehicles, and explores the extent to which vehicle architectures can be developed
Autor:
Christopher Tarpley, Ajay P. Kothari, John W. Livingston, Venkatraman Raghavan, Kevin G. Bowcutt, Thomas R. Smith
Publikováno v:
AIAA SPACE 2010 Conference & Exposition.
Several rocket boosted RBCC (Rocket-Based Combined Cycle) designs were created and analyzed for suitability for an access-to-space TSTO vehicle system. Level 1 analysis was performed that included vehicle closure, weight breakdown (to component level
Publikováno v:
Journal of Propulsion and Power. 8:127-135
This paper examines the radiation safety issues related to operating an antimatter powered spacecraft in the atmosphere. There are two issues to be examined: 1) radiation danger from the high-energy gamma radiation produced by the annihilation reacti
Publikováno v:
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets. 28:401-410
The concept of a hypersonic waverider for applications in foreign planetary atmospheres is explored, particularly in regard to aeroassist for space vehicle trajectory modification. The overall concept of hypersonic waveriders is discussed in tutorial
Publikováno v:
45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit.
A thin wedge-shaped blade, sometimes known as pylon, was used to enhance transverse fuel mixing in Mach 2 airflow. Supersonic mixing experiments were conducted using 45° and 90° fuel injections from the wall in the immediate wake of the pylon blade
Publikováno v:
42nd AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit.
Nonreacting supersonic mixing experiments were conducted to characterize and compare two different fuel-injection schemes applied to a high-aspect ratio supersonic combustor. The combustor, which has a constant-width rectangular cross-section, is att