upper stage propulsion
1Propulsion radioisotopique — La propulsion radioisotopique est une technique de propulsion spatiale nucléaire utilisant la chaleur dégagée par la désintégration radioactive d un élément pour chauffer un fluide qui est alors éjecté par une tuyère. Le principe est très… …
2Two-stage-to-orbit — A two stage to orbit (TSTO or DSTO Double/Dual Stage To Orbit) launch vehicle is a spacecraft in which two distinct stages provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity. It is intermediate between a three stage to orbit… …
3Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre — The Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC), located at Valiyamala, near Nedumangad in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India, is the research centre and rocket engine test facility under Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Engaged in… …
4Project Orion (nuclear propulsion) — An artist s conception of the NASA reference design for the Project Orion spacecraft powered by nuclear propulsion. Project Orion was a study of a spacecraft intended to be directly propelled by a series of explosions of atomic bombs behind the… …
5Tether propulsion — systems are proposals to use long, very strong cables (known as tethers) to change the velocity of spacecraft. The tethers may be used to initiate launch, complete launch, or alter the orbit of a spacecraft. Spaceflight using this form of… …
6Edwards Air Force Base — Part of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Located near: Edwards, California …
7LE-5 — The LE 5 liquid rocket engine and it s derivative models were developed in Japan to meet the need for an upper stage propulsion system for the H I and H II series of launch vehicles. It is a bipropellant design, using LH2 and LOX. Primary design… …
8AirLaunch LLC — Infobox Company company name = AirLaunch LLC. company company type = Private company slogan = Launch Anywhere ... Global Reach foundation = 2000 2003 location = Kirkland, Washington, USA key people = Ms. Debra Facktor Lepore (President), Gary… …
9Nuclear thermal rocket — Sketch of nuclear thermal rocket …
10Marshall Space Flight Center — George C. Marshall Space Flight Center Aerial view of the test area at MSFC …
