a reusable, long-life liquid oxygen/hydrocarbon fueled booster. The 5-6 yr development span would require associated selections of launch sites and the construction of launch facilities which would not interfere with STS operations. (M.S.K.) Source of Abstract (Subfile): AIAA/TIS Descriptors: *HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLES; *MULTISTAGE ROCKET VEHICLES; *PAYLOAD DELIVERY (STS); *SHUTTLE DERIVED VEHICLES; *SPACE SHUTTLE FAYLOADS ; *TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; BOOSTER ROCKET ENGINES ; HIGH THRUST; REUSABLE SPACECRAFT; ROCKET ENGINE DESIGN Subject Classification: 7515 Launch Vehicles & Space Vehicles (1975—) Environmental effects of space activities. BAUER, S. J. (Technische Universitaet, Graz) Institut fuer Weitraumforschung, Graz (Austria). Corp. Source Code: 11195031 Sep. 1984. 38P. Language: Engli sh. Country of Origin: Austria. Country of Publication: Austri a Doc u men t Type: REP0RT Most documents available from AIAA Technical Library Other Availability: NTIS HC A03/MF AOI Journal Announcement: STAR8511 Environmental effects of atmospheric chemical releases and large scale launch and orbital operations are discussed. Whereas the past and anticipated use of chemical releases for scientific experiments, and the launch and orbital activities of past and present propulsion systems seem to have no significant environmental effects, this may not be true for the proposed Solar Power Satellite Program. The launch and personnel transfer vehicles would inject unprecedented amounts of exhaust (largely water and its dissociation products) into the atmosphere and magnetosphere. The argon ion engines of the cargo orbit transfer vehicles propellant mass corresponds to a number of argon ions injected into the magnetosphere that equals the present content of magnetospheric ions. Ions and neutrals from orbit transfer vehicles are expected to have significant consequences for the magnetospheric environment. (Author (ESA)) Source of Abstract (Subfile): ESA Descriptors: *CHEMICAL RELEASE MODULES; *EARTH ATMOSPHERE; *ENVIRONMEN! EFFECTS; ^SPACECRAFT LAUNCHING; HEAVY LIFT LAUNCH VEHICLES; ION ENGINES; ORBIT TRANSFER VEHICLES; SOLAR POWER SATELLITES Subject Classification: 7545 Environment Pollution (1975-) New Soviet space vehicles. PARFITT, J. Spaceflight (ISSN 0038-6340), vol. 26, Nov. 1984, p. 410- 412. 9 Refs. Language: English. Country of Origin: United Kingdom. Country of Publication: United Kingdom
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