FINAL REPORT FOR COST STUDIES OF MULTIPURPOSE LARGE LAUNCH VEHICLES VOLUME ⅥnCOST IMPLICATIONS OF VEHICLE SIZE, TECHNOLOGY, CONFIGURATION, AND PROGRAM OPTIONS

摘要

Mine volumes including this volume present the final report documentation outlining the accomplishments for the "Cost Studies of the Multipurpose Large Launch . Vehicles" (MLLV). NASA/OART Contract NAS2-505G. This volume presents an assessment of and application for the overall study results to show cost implications of vehicle size, technology, configuration and program options.nThe MLLV family will consist of a single-stage-to-orbit configuration plus other configurations consisting of a main stage (as used for the single-stage-to-orbit configuration) with various quantities of 260 inch diameter solid rocket motor (SRM) Btrap-on stages and/or injection stage modules. The main stage will employ LOX/LH2 propellant with either a multichamber/plug or toroidal/aerospike engine Bystem. The single-stage-to-orbit configuration will have a payload capability of approximately 500,000 pounds to a 100 nautical mile earth orbit. With the addition of the strap-on SRM stages and/or LOX/LH2 injection stage modules this payload capability can be increased incrementally to as much as 1.850.000 pounds.