A Japanese Road Map for Future Space Transportation System
A Japanese Road Map for Future Space Transportation System
- New search for: Nomura, S.
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Abstract It has long been proposed that a reliable space transportation system (STS) should be developed in Japan as in many other countries. Recently this becomes inevitable, due to successive launch failures of rockets which occurred in the last three years in Japan. Consequently an ad hoc Committee on Future Space Transportation System has oeen established by the Science and Technology Agency of Japan. Extensive investigations were conducted about the essential features of a future reusable launch vehicle (RLV) and the technological maturity for vehicle core systems. In conclusion, a fully reusable two stage to orbit (TSTO) spaceplane system equipped with air-breathing engines for its first stage was selected as a target RLV system to be developed in Japan around the mid 2010’s. A road map for research and development towards a future RLV was shown where a well-mixed space infrastructure of RLV and expendable launch vehicle (ELV) was proposed. This paper overviews the technological background to develop a future RLV in Japan and outlines the Committee’s final report issued in June 2000.
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A Japanese Road Map for Future Space Transportation System
2000-01-01
9 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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