Image credit: USAF
Image source: AFMC
Initial Flight Testing
Category: Manufacturer
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FSTSA
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FUTURE SPACE TRANSPORTATION STUDIES ANALYSIS STUDY, PHASE 1 TECHNICAL REPORT
PROGRAM OPTIONS
- Low Earth Orbit Space Stations
- 12-man modular or unitary station
- 60-man space base
- Geosynchronous Operations
- 12-man modular or unitary station
- Satellite maintenance sortie
- Independent Lunar Surface Sorties
- 4-man self supporting landing
- Orbiting Lunar Station
- 8-man modular or unitary station with surface sortie
- Lunar Surface Base
- 6-man, 6 month
- 12 man, semi-permanent
- Manned Planetary
- Manned Mars landing
- Opposition
- Conjunction
- Venus swing-by
- Manned Mars landing
- Automated Lunar
- Orbital observatory
- Backside lander
- Relay satellitr
- Automated Planetary
- Mars lander
- Jupiter atm probe
- Ganymede lander
- Nuclear Waste Disposal
- Refined waste
- Total waster
- Satellite Energy Systems
- One-orbit power generation
- On-orbit power reflectors
Lunar Transport Vehicles
SHUTTLE COMPATIBLE
LARGE DIAMETER OTV
Earth Orbit Space Stations
Independent Lunar Surface Space Sortie
Transportation System
Orbiting Lunar Station
Lunar Surface Base
Manned Planetary Exploration Program
Automated Planetary Program
Satellite Energy Systems
Image credit: Boeing
File source: NASA NTRS
Lunar Vehicle Configurations
LTV/LEV Configuration
LEV Surface Configuration
Lunar Vehicle Configurations
LEV/LTV Configuration
Lunar Family Configuration (1)
Lunar Family Configuration (2)
Lunar Family Configuration (3)
Image credit: Boeing
File source: NASA NTRS
255-GRC-1989-C-03670
Image credit: Rockwell International
Image source: National Archives
X-24B Research Aircraft
X-24B research aircraft dimensions (in meters(feet)).
Control surface location and sign convention.
Image credit: Martin Marietta
File source: NASA NTRS
Configuration Development Study
Baseline Vehicle Sizing
B-52 Clearances and Constraints
B-52 Clearances and Constraints
B-52 Constraints Physical Space Available
X-24C/B-52 Interface
Ablator Surface Area – Mach 6/1033K
Image credit: Lockheed Martin
File source: NASA NTRS
Plan View
Image credit: Martin Marietta
File source: NASA NTRS
X-3 Research Airplane
Figure 1.- Photograph of the Douglas X-3 research airplane.
Figure 2.- Three-view drawing of the Douglas X-3 research airplane.
Image credit: NACA
File source: NASA NTRS
AXAF
Large Space Telescope
Image credit: Convair
Image source: SDASM Archives
