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SpaceX working on hypersonic decellerator options for 2nd stage
SpaceX Ponders Hypersonic Decelerator For Second-stage Recovery Jun 8, 2018 http://aviationweek.com/space/spacex...c-decelerator- second-stage-recovery The article also mentions (in an image tag): NASA plans to test a 6-m-dia. inflatable decelerator under the Loftid program. The vehicle behind the decelerator looks suspiciously like a pressurized module from a Cygnus (minus all the other bits). Following the image is a slightly longer description: Research activity into the use of HIAD-like aeroshell technology is meanwhile stepping up at NASA. In March, NASA Langley Research Center and Marshall Space Flight Center issued a request for information (RFI) related to their Low Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (Loftid) Ancillary Gas Generator effort to support access to Mars. The request, which called for responses by mid-April, stated that in addition to permitting high-mass deliveries to Mars, the 6-m.-dia. system could be used for bringing down mass from the International Space Station (ISS), as well as helping to lower the cost of access to space "through launch vehicle asset recovery." This 6 meter diameter system looks a bit small for trying to recover a Falcon 9 2nd stage. Still, this is the sort of R&D that NASA ought to be doing. It's a relatively low cost program that could have many applications, especially if it scales up to even bigger sizes. Jeff -- All opinions posted by me on Usenet News are mine, and mine alone. These posts do not reflect the opinions of my family, friends, employer, or any organization that I am a member of. |
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SpaceX working on hypersonic decellerator options for 2nd stage
On Monday or thereabouts, Jeff Findley asked ...
SpaceX Ponders Hypersonic Decelerator For Second-stage Recovery Jun 8, 2018 http://aviationweek.com/space/spacex...c-decelerator- second-stage-recovery The article also mentions (in an image tag): NASA plans to test a 6-m-dia. inflatable decelerator under the Loftid program. The vehicle behind the decelerator looks suspiciously like a pressurized module from a Cygnus (minus all the other bits). Following the image is a slightly longer description: Research activity into the use of HIAD-like aeroshell technology is meanwhile stepping up at NASA. In March, NASA Langley Research Center and Marshall Space Flight Center issued a request for information (RFI) related to their Low Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (Loftid) Ancillary Gas Generator effort to support access to Mars. The request, which called for responses by mid-April, stated that in addition to permitting high-mass deliveries to Mars, the 6-m.-dia. system could be used for bringing down mass from the International Space Station (ISS), as well as helping to lower the cost of access to space "through launch vehicle asset recovery." This 6 meter diameter system looks a bit small for trying to recover a Falcon 9 2nd stage. Still, this is the sort of R&D that NASA ought to be doing. It's a relatively low cost program that could have many applications, especially if it scales up to even bigger sizes. Jeff Is there a moose in the logo? /dps -- Who, me? And what lacuna? |
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