Quicksat: A two-stage to orbit reusable launch vehicle utilizing air-breathing propulsion for responsive space access

A Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Space 2004 Conference and Exposition

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 1066-1085

  Bradford, J E ^a   Charania, A ^a   Wallace, J ^a   Eklund, D R ^b  

^a SpaceWorks Engineering Inc ^*  (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR-BREATHING PROPULSION; CHAMBER PRESSURE; LOW EARTH ORBIT; MILITARY SPACE PLANE; SPACE MANEUVERING VEHICLES (SMV); SPACE OPERATIONS VEHICLES;

CRYOGENICS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYPERSONIC AERODYNAMICS; MILITARY SATELLITES; PROPELLANTS; ROCKETS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION; TAKEOFF;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 18844397768     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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