Advancing Reusable Booster System (RBS) Technologies and Capabilities with a Space Tourist Suborbital Vehicle

Abstract

The Air Force is pursuing a Reusable Booster System (RBS) to meet future responsive launch needs. These needs include 'within days' reconstitution, flexibility, adaptability, and assuredness. This report discusses how the aeromechanic technologies from a suborbital space tourist vehicle are being studied to further develop the aeromechanic technologies of the RBS concept.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA554045

Entities

People

  • Barry Hellman
  • Craig Remillard
  • Khaki Mckee
  • Mark Street

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Cost Reductions
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Integrated Systems
  • Mach Number
  • Military Research
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Resilience
  • Trajectories
  • Turbines
  • Wing Tips

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space