Vandenberg Launch and Landing Site: Post-Challenger: Is the Dream Alive?

Abstract

This paper provides insight into the potential reactivation of the Vandenberg Shuttle site as a National Space Transportation System launch complex. It examines: (a) major unresolved facility problems and the extent of system deactivation; (b) Vandenberg (post-Challenger) launch requirements and payload-to-orbit launch vehicle performance; (c) the effect of a replacement Orbiter on the Space Transportation System launch rate; and (d) Vandenberg Shuttle reactivation/Shuttle-C developmental costs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA194058

Entities

People

  • Jay J. Alonis

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Ground Support
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Reliability
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Stations
  • Space Systems
  • Space Transportation
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • United States
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space