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Project LOCOST: Laser or Chemical Hybrid Orbital Space Transport [PDF]
A potential mission in the late 1990s is the servicing of spacecraft assets located in GEO. The Geosynchronous Operations Support Center (GeoShack) will be supported by a space transfer vehicle based at the Space Station (SS).
Dixon, Alan +5 more
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Advanced propulsion concepts [PDF]
The topics presented are covered in viewgraph form. The programmatic objective is to establish the feasibility of propulsion technologies for vastly expanded space activity.
Sercel, Joel C.
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Feedback stabilization of displaced periodic orbits : Application to binary asteroid [PDF]
, 2012 This paper investigates displaced periodic orbits at linear order in the circular restricted Earth-Moon system (CRTBP), where the third massless body utilizes a hybrid of solar sail and a solar electric propulsion (SEP).
McInnes, Colin, Simo, Jules
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Design Optimization of Gas Generator Hybrid Propulsion Boosters [PDF]
A methodology used in support of a study for NASA/MSFC to optimize the design of gas generator hybrid propulsion booster for uprating the National Space Transportation System (NSTS) is presented.
Fink, Larry +2 more
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Development and Testing of a Fast-Acting, 8-Bit, Digital Throttle for Hybrid Rocket Motors
FireThe potential for throttle control of hybrid rocket systems has long been known as a potential advantage for a variety of applications. Because only a single flow path is controlled, theoretically, hybrids should be significantly easier to throttle than ...
Stephen A. Whitmore
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Experimental Study of the Swirling Oxidizer Flow in HTPB/N2O Hybrid Rocket Motor
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2017 Effects of swirling oxidizer flow on the performance of a HTPB/N2O Hybrid rocket motor were studied. A hybrid propulsion laboratory has been developed, to characterize internal ballistics characteristics of swirl flow hybrid motors and to define the ...
Mohammad Mahdi Heydari +1 more
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Rail accelerator technology and applications [PDF]
Rail accelerators offer a viable means of launching ton-size payloads from the Earth's surface to space. The results of two mission studies which indicate that an Earth-to-Space Rail Launcher (ESRL) system is not only technically feasible but also ...
Kerslake, W. R., Zana, L. M.
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Impact of radiation dose on nuclear shuttle configuration [PDF]
, 1972 The impact of nuclear radiation (from the NERVA propulsion system) on the selection of a reference configuration for each of two classes of the reusable nuclear shuttle is considered.
Billings, M. A., Goetz, C. A.
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Space Propulsion Technology Program Overview [PDF]
The topics presented are covered in viewgraph form. Focused program elements are: (1) transportation systems, which include earth-to-orbit propulsion, commercial vehicle propulsion, auxiliary propulsion, advanced cryogenic engines, cryogenic fluid ...
Escher, William J. D.
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Status Update Report for the Peregrine 100km Sounding Rocket Project [PDF]
, 2008 The Peregrine Sounding Rocket Program is a joint basic research program of NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Wallops, Stanford University and the Space Propulsion Group, Inc. (SPG). The goal is to determine the applicability of liquifying hybrid technology
Cantwell, Brian +7 more
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