Flight Test Experiments Foreseen for USV
Abstract
The Strategic Target of the USV Program is the development of a multi-purpose flying testbed for advanced atmospheric re-entry from a circular LEO at about 200 km The technological developments associated to this target are focused on the evolution of space transportation systems, oriented towards the aerospaceplane (SSTO-HTHL), believed to be sooner or later the future generation system concept. The qualifying character of the USV vehicles is the behavior of Flying Laboratory, a flying test bed, useful for reentry experiments ranging from sub- to trans, to low supersonic and to hot hypersonic flight -- i.e. not just a vehicle flying one specific trajectory, but a laboratory with the capability to fly different trajectories inside a flight operating envelope. The final aim is to offer to the scientific and industrial community the opportunity to test and flight qualify those technologies that are considered to be enabling towards the development of future generations reusable launchers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA476525
Entities
People
- G. Marino
- G. Ruso
- M. Pastena
- P. P. De Matteis