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9783540891802 3540891803 Brings together for the first time details of the technology available and being developed to provide totally reusable launch vehicles for the future exploitation and exploration of space., In Reusable Space Transportation Systems the authors review the past 20 years in which concepts for reusable space transportation systems have been evaluated in Europe and elsewhere, including technological studies and assessments, and developments of the essential technologies needed for the design and construction of such transportation systems. For example, within the European Space Agency�s FESTIP programme, of which one of the authors, Dr Kuczera, was the Programme Director, many different types of reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) were designed, investigated and technologically assessed. Although the authors focus on European efforts in the development of reusable space transportation systems, they describe briefly what has been done elsewhere and reference all major international programmes and projects in this field., There is a growing awareness that for the space programme to develop there is a need for completely reusable space transportation systems that both take off and land from runways, like conventional aircraft. In particular, there is considerable interest in developing air-breathing engines which, apart from their greater economy and safety, should also contribute to reducing atmospheric pollution caused by launch vehicles Reusable Space Transportation Systems charts the development of the essential technologies needed for the design and construction of such transportation systems. This book sets out the consequences for future space exploration of reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit; reviews in detail the developments of air=breathing engines and their important environmental benefits; provides an insight into the technologies necessary for developing economically viable reusable launch vehicles; references past and current major European programmes and projects Book jacket.
9783540891802 3540891803 Brings together for the first time details of the technology available and being developed to provide totally reusable launch vehicles for the future exploitation and exploration of space., In Reusable Space Transportation Systems the authors review the past 20 years in which concepts for reusable space transportation systems have been evaluated in Europe and elsewhere, including technological studies and assessments, and developments of the essential technologies needed for the design and construction of such transportation systems. For example, within the European Space Agency�s FESTIP programme, of which one of the authors, Dr Kuczera, was the Programme Director, many different types of reusable launch vehicles (RLVs) were designed, investigated and technologically assessed. Although the authors focus on European efforts in the development of reusable space transportation systems, they describe briefly what has been done elsewhere and reference all major international programmes and projects in this field., There is a growing awareness that for the space programme to develop there is a need for completely reusable space transportation systems that both take off and land from runways, like conventional aircraft. In particular, there is considerable interest in developing air-breathing engines which, apart from their greater economy and safety, should also contribute to reducing atmospheric pollution caused by launch vehicles Reusable Space Transportation Systems charts the development of the essential technologies needed for the design and construction of such transportation systems. This book sets out the consequences for future space exploration of reducing the cost of launching payloads into orbit; reviews in detail the developments of air=breathing engines and their important environmental benefits; provides an insight into the technologies necessary for developing economically viable reusable launch vehicles; references past and current major European programmes and projects Book jacket.