Environmental Impact Analysis Process. Preliminary Environmental Constraints Survey U.S. Air Force, Space Division Advanced Launch System (ALS)

Abstract

The need to launch large payloads (65,000 to 190,000 pounds or greater) into easterly LEO, payloads in excess of 65,000 pounds into near-polar LEO, and payloads over 15,000 pounds into GEO within the relatively near future has resulted in a joint USAF and NASA program to develop an Advanced Launch System (ALS) which will meet the required lift capability. The general concept of the ALS is for a liquid-fueled (liquid oxygen LO2/liquid hydrogen LH2 core vehicle with strap-on boosters added to increase payload lift capability. Boosters being considered include expendable liquid fueled (LO2/LH2) boosters, recoverable flyback liquid boosters, and solid propellant rocket boosters (SRB).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA267395

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Eutrophication
  • Fish
  • Habitats
  • Medical Personnel
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites