'ITHACUS' - A NEW CONCEPT OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC TRANSPORT (ICBT)

Abstract

This paper describes a concept for a rocket-powered troop transport which may potentially evolve from the reusable booster of tomorrow. The VTOL rocket concept is based on the premise that the initial reusable booster, sized for a payload of approximately 800,000 pounds-toorbit, is also designed for land recovery.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0605208

Entities

People

  • George C. Goldbaum
  • Philip Bono

Organizations

  • Douglas

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airplanes
  • Altitude
  • Cryogenic Propellants
  • Engineering
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Liquid Hydrogen
  • Maneuvers
  • Materials Science
  • Military Aircraft
  • Payload
  • Propellants
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Space Systems

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  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Missile Defense Systems.