Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 16,30 MB
Release : 1992-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0309047269
Book Description
If the United States hopes to continue as a leader in space, it must invest now in better earth-to-orbit technology by replacing obsolete launch facilities while also developing a new class of more robust and reliable vehicles. From Earth to Orbit provides strategies to reduce launch costs while increasing the reliability and resiliency of vehicles. It also recommends continued improvements for the Space Shuttle Orbiter and its subsystems and the development of a Space Transportation Main Engine (STME).