Spacelift Development Plan

Abstract

This briefing discusses the Air Force Space Command's (AFSPC's) Spacelift Development Plan. The AFSPC seeks to have affordable responsive lift for a full range of payloads. Thus it is studying a range of vehicle options -- expendable boosters, partially reusable vehicles with reusable main booster and expendable upper stages, and fully reusable vehicles. Gen. Kehler's perspective is given.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 02, 2010
Accession Number
ADA513791

Entities

Organizations

  • Space Systems Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Launched
  • Control Systems
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Environment
  • Expendable
  • Fuel Cells
  • National Security
  • Payload
  • Reaction Control Systems
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Space Transportation
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

Technology Areas

  • Space