Design Methodologies for Space Transportation Systems

Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Foreword......Page 10
Table of Contents......Page 12
Preface......Page 18
Acknowledgments......Page 22
Overview of the Systems Engineering and Vehicle Design Process......Page 23
Conceptual Design and Tradeoffs Process......Page 67
Taking a Closer Look at the Design Sequence......Page 140
Aerothermodynamics Discipline......Page 187
Thermal Heating and Design......Page 253
Structures and Materials......Page 299
Propulsion Systems......Page 367
Flight Mechanics and Trajectories......Page 452
Avionics, Computers, and Control Systems......Page 506
Multidisciplinary Design Optimization and Simulation......Page 548
Human Factors and Life Support......Page 602
Payloads and Integration......Page 635
Launch and Mission Operations......Page 659
Safety and Mission Assurance......Page 717
Some Space Transportation Systems Lessons Learned......Page 784
Equations and Approaches for Modeling Space Transportation Systems......Page 797
Historical Perspective on Space Transportation......Page 810
Case Study: Base Drag and Base Aeroheating for Space Vehicles......Page 836
Subject Index......Page 859