AIAA: "SAFE LAUNCHES FOR CEV"

Just read an ariticle in AIAA Aerospace America that might interest you all,
hits a number of topics discussed here, including aborts.

SAFE LAUNCHES FOR CEV

If EELVs are used to launch NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle,
an old escape system may get a new look.

http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images...tta.june04.pdf


--
rk, Just an OldEngineer
"Dealing properly with very rare events is one of the attributes that
distinguishes a design that is fit for safety-critical systems from one that
is not." -- John Rushby in "A Comparison of Bus Architectures for Safety-
Critical Embedded Systems," March 2003

On 20 Jun 2004 04:17:28 GMT, rk
wrote:

Just read an ariticle in AIAA Aerospace America that might interest you all,
hits a number of topics discussed here, including aborts.

SAFE LAUNCHES FOR CEV

If EELVs are used to launch NASA’s Crew Exploration Vehicle,
an old escape system may get a new look.

http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images...tta.june04.pdf

which says...

"By contrast, all versions in Lockheed Martin’s
existing Atlas V lineup use a single Common
Core Booster powered by an RD-180 engine...

....The Atlas
V can be made more powerful by adding up
to five solid rocket boosters and a second Centaur
Upper Stage."


Ugh!

Brian