Astronautics
From Earth to Orbit
An Assessment of Transportation Options
by Committee on Earth-to-Orbit Transportation Options, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
Description
If the United States hopes to continue as a leader in space, it must invest now in better earth-to-orbit technology by replacing obsolete launch facilities while also developing a new class of more robust and reliable vehicles.
From Earth to Orbit provides strategies to reduce launch costs while increasing the reliability and resilency of vehicles. It also recommends continued improvements for the Space Shuttle Orbiter and its subsystems and the development of a Space Transportation Main Engine (STME).
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date February 1992
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309047265
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 19 USD
- Pages104
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions11 x 8.5 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309572637 . Copyright year 1992.
