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Tempest: Crew Exploration Vehicle Concept
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2005-07)
Tempest is a reusable crew exploration vehicle (CEV) for transferring crew from the
Earth to the lunar surface and back. Tempest serves as a crew transfer module that supports
a 4-person crew for a mission duration of ...
Aztec: A TSTO Hypersonic Vehicle Concept Utilizing TBCC and HEDM Propulsion Technologies
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-07)
The Aztec reusable launch vehicle (RLV) concept is a two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) horizontal takeoff, horizontal landing (HTHL) vehicle. The first stage is powered by ten JP- 5 fueled turbine-based combined-cycle (TBCC) ...
Tanker Argus: Re-supply for a LEO Cryogenic Propellant Depot
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2002-10)
The Argus reusable launch vehicle (RLV) concept
is a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) conical, wingedbodied
vehicle powered by two liquid hydrogen
(LH2)/liquid oxygen (LOX) supercharged ejector
ramjets (SERJ). The 3rd ...
Chimera: A Low Cost Solution to Small Satellite Space Access
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-08)
The Chimera rocket was designed to enter the
small satellite market by offering an affordable and
flexible alternative to the Pegasus launch vehicle. A
number of design concepts were evaluated, and one
was selected to ...
Centurion: A Heavy-Lift Launch Vehicle Family for Cis-Lunar Exploration
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-07)
Centurion is an expendable heavy lift launch vehicle (HLLV) family for launching lunar exploration missions. Each vehicle in the family is built around a common two-stage core. The first stage of the core uses kerosene ...
StarRunner: A Single-Stage-to-Orbit, Airbreathing, Hypersonic Propulsion System
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-07)
In response to the request for proposal (RFP) for the 2003 AIAA Undergraduate Team
Engine Design Competition, the FAS Propulsion Design team from the Georgia Institute of
Technology presents StarRunner: A Single-Stage-to-Orbit ...
Comparison of Collaborative Optimization to Conventional Design Techniques for a Conceptual RLV
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-09)
Initial results are reported from an ongoing investigation into optimization techniques applicable to multidisciplinary reusable launch vehicle (RLV) design. The test problem chosen for investigation is neither particularly ...
ASPEN Revisited: The Challenge of Nuclear Propulsion for ETO
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001-07)
ASPEN was a study conducted by Los Alamos National Labs in the early 1960s to examine the benefits of using a Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) for Earth-to-Orbit (ETO) single-stage launch vehicle applications. Using the analysis ...
Flight System Options for a Long Duration Mars Airplane
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004-09)
The goal of this study was to explore the flight system options for the design of a long
endurance Mars airplane mission. The mission model was built in the design framework
ModelCenter and a combination of a hybrid and ...
In-Space Deployment Options for Large Space Solar Power Satellites
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000-10)
This research was performed at the Space Systems Design Lab at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, with the charter of identifying economically attractive candidate space transfer vehicle systems for ferrying ...