Download or read book The Aerobraking Space Transfer Vehicle written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-23 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the advent of the Space Station and the proposed Geosynchronous Operation Support Center (GeoShack) in the early 21st century, the need for a cost effective, reusable orbital transport vehicle has arisen. This transport vehicle will be used in conjunction with the Space Shuttle, the Space Station, and GeoShack. The vehicle will transfer mission crew and payloads between low earth and geosynchronous orbits with minimal cost. Recent technological advances in thermal protection systems such as those employed in the Space Shuttle have made it possible to incorporate and aerobrake on the transfer vehicle to further reduce transport costs. The research and final design configuration of the aerospace senior design team from VPISU, working in conjunction with NASA, are presented. The topic of aerobraking and focuses on the evolution of an Aerobraking Space Transfer Vehicle (ASTV), is addressed. Andrews, Glen and Carpenter, Brian and Corns, Steve and Harris, Robert and Jun, Brian and Munro, Bruce and Pulling, Eric and Sekhon, Amrit and Welton, Walt and Jakubowski, A. Unspecified Center AEROBRAKING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ORBITAL MECHANICS; SPACE SHUTTLES; SPACECRAFT DESIGN; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; THERMAL PROTECTION; TRANSFERRING; EARTH ORBITS; GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS; PAYLOADS; PROPULSION SYSTEM CONFIGURATIONS; SPACE STATIONS...