again, most notably Space Shuttle-derived vehicles and Rus-M, but none were built. In the 2010s, super heavy-lift launch vehicles received interest once...
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Shuttle-derived vehicles (SDV) are space launch vehicles and spacecraft that use components, technology, and infrastructure originally developed for the...
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The Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle ("HLV") was an alternate super heavy-lift launch vehicle proposal for the NASA Constellation program. It...
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The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle of the Artemis Moon...
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required a new heavy–lift vehicle design to be chosen within 90 days of its passing. The authorization act called this new HLV the Space Launch System (SLS)...
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Ares V (redirect from Cargo Launch Vehicle)
orbital launch systems Space Launch System successor to Ares, similar in design. DIRECT launch vehicle Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle Magnum...
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by Don Davis. Shuttle SERV Magnum (rocket) Shuttle-derived vehicle Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle, a heavy lift launch vehicle with a similar...
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The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) was the first solid-propellant rocket to be used for primary propulsion on a vehicle used for human spaceflight...
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Shuttle Decision (NASA, 1998) INTRODUCTION TO FUTURE LAUNCH VEHICLE PLANS [1963-2001] by Marcus Lindroos (Updated 6/15/2001) Space Future - Vehicle Designs...
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DIRECT & Jupiter Rocket Family (redirect from Direct Launch Vehicle)
DIRECT was a late-2000s proposed alternative super heavy lift launch vehicle architecture supporting NASA's Vision for Space Exploration that would replace...
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Falcon Heavy is a heavy-lift launch vehicle with partial reusability that can carry cargo into Earth orbit, and beyond. It is designed, manufactured and...
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modified for the Space Shuttle program. Launch Complex 39 consists of three launch sub-complexes or "pads"—39A, 39B, and 39C—a Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)...
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rare. Each vehicle was designed with a projected lifespan of 100 launches, or 10 years' operational life. Original selling points on the shuttles were over...
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Ares I (redirect from Crew Launch Vehicle)
exploration systems" A Shuttle-derived launch architecture was selected by NASA for the Ares I. Originally, the crewed vehicle would have used a four-segment...
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The Space Shuttle external tank (ET) was the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contained the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer...
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Lockheed Martin X-33 (redirect from Reusable Launch Vehicle program (NASA))
with launch vehicles, such as with the Shuttle and the Apollo rockets, would lead to an inherently more reliable and safer space launch vehicle. While...
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Atlas (rocket family) (redirect from Atlas (launch vehicle))
parallel; six RD-180s) along with Shuttle-derived, Ares V and Ares V Lite, were considered as a possible heavy lifter concept for use in future space missions...
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ISBN 978-0-387-40213-0. Shannon, John (June 17, 2009). "Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved May 11, 2021. "High Performance...
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separately, such as the lunar landing plans proposed for Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle, Golden Spike and the 2029/2030 Chinese crewed effort...
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$6 billion over five years and completing the design of a new heavy-lift launch vehicle by 2015 and to begin construction thereafter. He also predicted...
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Falcon 9 was launched 117 times, all successful, and landed boosters successfully on 111 of those flights. Falcon Heavy was launched once and was successful...
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Boeing X-37 (redirect from Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle)
Launch Initiative framework. The aerodynamic design of the X-37 was derived from the larger Space Shuttle orbiter, hence the X-37 has a similar lift-to-drag...
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Medium-lift launch vehicle (from 2,000 to 20,000 kg to LEO) Heavy-lift launch vehicle (from 20,000 to 50,000 kg to LEO) Super heavy-lift launch vehicle (beyond...
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supplement its heavy-lift capabilities, necessary for planned interplanetary probes and space station modules, which meant a bigger and costlier vehicle was needed...
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STS-3xx (redirect from Contingency Shuttle Crew Support)
Space Shuttle missions designated STS-3xx (officially called Launch On Need (LON) missions) were rescue missions which would have been mounted to rescue...
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Theodore von Kármán calculated, a vehicle would have to travel faster than orbital velocity to derive sufficient aerodynamic lift from the atmosphere to support...
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Delta (rocket family) (redirect from Delta launch vehicle)
attached two extra CBCs as boosters. The Delta IV Heavy (Delta 9250H) was an expendable heavy-lift launch vehicle, the largest type of the Delta IV family. It...
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Saturn V (category Vehicles introduced in 1967)
The Saturn V is a retired American super heavy-lift launch vehicle developed by NASA under the Apollo program for human exploration of the Moon. The rocket...
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replacement the Constellation program, the SLS emerged, a super-heavy lift launch vehicle intended for human spaceflight to the Moon. The core stage is...
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of the Space Launch System as a follow-on launch vehicle to the Space Shuttle, and continued development of a Crew Exploration Vehicle to be capable...
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