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Project

SPARC

Instructor: Virginia

Team

Organization

Dr. A. K. Jakubowski

Polytechnic

Institute May,

Team

Orbital

University

1990

Leader:

Tyler

Mechanics

Eric

and State

Evans

/ Aerodynamics

Hammer

(group

Troy

Hetrick

leader)

Ray Poff AimEe Thornton Roni

Winkler

Propulsion Theodore

Systems

Bugtong

(group

leader)

Steve Davenport Brett Flanders

Vehicle

Structures, Stuart

Aerobrake,

and Crew

Deitrick

(group

Support

Systems

leader)

Tyler Evans Jason Lachowicz Hank Susan Steve

Massey

Document Susan

Lee

MacDowell

Editors

MacDowell

Steve

Graphics

Massey

Editors

Theodore Bugtong Jason Lachowicz Hank Aim6e

Lee Thornton i

Abstract

Future

United

States'

Geosynchronous possible GEO

space

facilities

Operations

Support

mode

of transfer

between

to LEO,

the Earth's

atmosphere

vehicle,

which

aerobrake

reduces

is added

the amount

requirements.

This increase report

transfer

crew

Project

SPARC,

and

cargo

Center,

in low Earth

of propulsive

is an aerobraking change

not exceed

between-the

vehicle.

in velocity

the amount

Space

Station

and

Reusable

When

GeoShack.

saved

during

from of the

vehicle

An

propellant the aeropass.

vehicle

consists

a

One

for the mission. increases

The

SPARC

(GEO).

traveling

mass

of an aerobraking

Craft.

and

the velocity

required

of propellant

(LEO)

orbit

reduce

but the additional

and development

Aeroassisted

orbit

in geosynchronous

can be used to aerodynamically

the design

a SPace-based

Station

or GeoShack,

for this purpose,

must

addresses

a Space

the two orbits

to the vehicle

The- following

include

that

is referred

will to as

of a removable

45'

diameter aerobrake, two modified Pratt & Whitney Advanced with a liquid oxygen/liquid hydrogen propellant, a removable

Expander Engines (I_p = 487 see) crew module with a maximum

capacity

a maximum

28,000

of five, Ibm.

and

The

angle-of-attack

aerobrake, due

protection

system.

maximum

propellant

advantages aerobrake

standard

sized

payload

a rigid,

to a 73" Maximum

rake dry

of SPARC include and crew module.

ellipsoidally angle,

mass

requirement

is its

bays

and

providing blunted

is covered

of the vehicle 79,753

Ibm

at

capability

to

meet

elliptical with

without an

payload

oxidizer mission

cone,

a flexible to

payload

capacity

provides

lift

multi-layer is 20,535

fuel

changes,

ratio and

its

at zero thermal

Ibm, of

of

and 6/1.

the Key

removable

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Nomenclature

ABS

quilted

alumino

ACS

atmospheric

&/A"

engine

AEE

advanced

AFE

aeroassisted

CADAM

Computer-Graphic

Co

borosilicate

control

fabric

system

exit area-to-critical expander

area

ratio

engine

flight

experiment Augmented

CL

drag coefficient lift coefficient

Cm

moment

Cma

slope

DOF

degree

E(1)

longitudinal

E(2) EMU

transverse extravehicular

mobility

EVA

extravehicular

activity

F.S.

factor

ZruO) Fru(2)

longitudinal

Design

coefficient

of moment

coefficient

with

Young's Young's

unit

of safety ultimate

strength

GEO

geosynchronous

guidance, navigation, and control global positioning system altitude

IRU

earth

heavy lift launch inertial reference specific

strength orbit

vehicle unit

impulse

L/D

lift-to-drag

(L/D).o .iao

analytically determined impact theory

ratio lift-to-drag

(L/D)_

maximum

LEO

experimentally determined low earth orbit

n_

mass

m/(C:)

ballistic

MLI

multi-layer

MMV

manned National

NCRP

lift-to-drag

flow

NOTS

Naval

Q-felt

silica

of attack

Modulus

GNC

HLLV

to angle

Modulus

G12

h

respect

of freedom

transverse ultimate shear modulus

GPS

& Manufacturing

ratio,

based

on newtonian

ratio lift-to-drag

ratio

rate

coefficient insulation maneuvering unit Council on Radiation Ordinance fiber

convective

felt

Test blanket

stagnation

Protection

Station insulation point

heating

rate

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maximum

convective

stagnation

R

aerobrake

base

radius

Ra RCS

apogee reaction

RN

stagnation

Rp RTV

perigee

4111n_

plane

radius control

nose

radius

radius

room temperature vulcanized shuttle derived vehicle

SPARC

SPace-based

S_f

aerobrake

SSAM S_

Static Structural Analysis aerobrake surface area

t

thickness

T_2 TOF

ultimate

TPS

thermal

V

velocity oxidizer-to-fuel

Aeroassisted reference

shear

Reusable

for Microcomputers

strength

time of flight protection

aerobrake change

system ratio

rake angle in velocity

emissitivity Eb

aerobrake

bluntnose

Eeo_

aerobrake aerobrake

cone cone

ellipticity half angle

in xy-plane

0_

aerobrake

cone

half

in xz-plane

P

density skirt

circular

0_

-g

aerobrake flight

°°J

VIII

path

angle

Craft

area

absorptivity AV

heating

system

point

SDV-3R

WJWf

point

ellipticity

angle

arc angle

rate

Table

Project Abstract SPARC

Contents

SPARC Team Organization ....................................... ......................................................... ..........................................................

Nomenclature Table

of

v

....................................................

of Contents

i iii vii

..................................................

ix

List

of Tables

.....................................................

xi

List

of Figures

....................................................

xii

Chapter

Chapter

.............................................. 1 Introduction 1.1 Project Background ......................................... 1.2 Mission Scenario ...........................................

2 SPARC 2.1 Vehicle

Configuration Design

2.2 Configuration 2.3 Stability

......................................

Evolution Selection

Analysis

..................................... .......................................

..........................................

2.4 Center of Gravity Analysis 2.5 Mass Moments of Inertia

Chapter

3 Trajectory 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Orbital

Chapter

Analysis ....................................... ..............................................

Mechanics

.........................................

3 3 5 7 9 21 21 22 25 27 27

3.4 Time of Flight ............................................ 3.5 Atmospheric Pass ..........................................

29

4 The Aerobrake ........................................... 4.1 Introduction ..............................................

41

4.2 Geometry 4.3 Structure

43

4.4 Thermal Chapter

................................... ....................................

1

5 Propulsion 5.1 Introduction

and Aerodynamics .................................. and Materials ...................................... Protection

System

...................................

Systems ....................................... ..............................................

5.2 Propellant ............................................... 5.3 Main Engines ............................................ 5.4 Engine Mount ............................................

31

43 43 46 51 53 53 54 57

5.5 Selection of Fuel Tank Shape ................................. 5.6 Main Propellant Tanks ...................................... 5.7 Auxiliary Tanks ...........................................

59

5.8 Insulation

65

5.9 Propellant

............................................... Lines

...........................................

63 65 65

ix

Chapter

6 Structures 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Materials 6.3 Main

6.4 Structural 6.6 Tank

Structure

83 83

.........................................

Accommodation Support

81

.......................................

Analysis

6.7 Docking Chapter

81

................................................

Truss

6.5 Payload

79

.............................................. ..............................................

90

.....................................

92

.............................................

97

................................................

........................................... 7 Crew Module 7.1 Introduction .............................................

103

7.2 Cabin

105 105

Environment

105

........................................

7.3 Atmospheric Control System ................................. 7.4 Interior Design ........................................... 7.5 Extravehicular 7.6 Crew Module 7.7 Pressure

110

Activity ..................................... Hull Structure .................................

Shell

111

...........................................

111

7.8 Insulation

..............................................

115

7.9 Radiation

..............................................

115

Chapter

8 Navigation, 8.1 Guidance,

Communication, Navigation,

& Power

Control

(GNC)

8.2 Communications

and Data Processing

8.3 Electrical

System

Chapter

9 Cost 9.1 Cost

Power

Analysis Analysis

10 Design 10.1

References Appendices

Summary

Summary

...........................

.................................

B Mass

Appendix

C DRAG

Appendix

D Propellant

121 122 125 127

.......................................

131 133 135 145

.................................................... A Stability

121

127

.....................................................

Appendix

119

.......................................

..............................................

Appendix

..................

..........................

...........................................

9.2 On Orbit Assembly Chapter

Systems

....................................

& Assembly

Equations

Moments

.................................

of Inertia

Program Analysis

i

107

.............................

................................... Program

...........................

147 148 149 155

w

List of Tables

Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table Table

2.1 Vehicle Mass Summary ...................................... 3.1 Flight Summary ........................................... 3.2 Multiple Aeropass Scenarios ...................................

20 28 30

3.3 Analytic Perigee Solution Summary .............................. 3.4 Critical Values ............................................ 4.1 Aerobrake Characteristics ..................................... 4.2 Aerobrake Shell and TPS Mass Summary .........................

33 40

5.1 Propellant Calculations ....................................... 5.2 Characteristics of Vehicle Engine Candidates

53

5.3 Modified AEE Characteristics 5.4 Tank Characteristics for Tank

.......................

..................................

5.7 Thruster Characteristics 5.8 RCS Mass Summary 6.1 Material 6.2 Propellant 7.1 Mass 7.2 ACS

Properties Tank

Summary

......................

.................................

......................................

75 82

................................ Storage

Tanks

97

.....................

Mass Summary ....................................... 7.3 Volumetric Allocations ...................................... 7.4 Crew Module Mass Summary ................................. 8.1 GNC Summary ........................................... 8.2 Communications and 8.3 Power Requirements

Data

Processing

62 64 75

.........................................

of Atmospheric

54

70

........................................

Characteristics

50

56

Shape Selection .........................................

5.5 Tank Characteristics 5.6 Propellant Line Characteristics

44

Summary

106 107 110 114 121

....................

.......................................

122 122

8.4 Power System ............................................ 9.1 SPARC Cost Analysis ......................................

123

9.2 SPARC

Component

129

10.1

Parameter

Design

Useable Summary

Lifetime

...........................

.................................

128 134

xi

List

Figure

2.1 SPARC 2.2 SPARC

of Figures

Configuration

........................................

8

Configuration

........................................

8

Configuration ........................................ 2.3 SPARC I ........................................... 2.4 Configuration

8 10

2.5 Configuration 2.6 Configuration

11 ........................................... HI ..........................................

11 13

IV

14

Figure

2.7 Configuration 2.8 Configuration

Figure

2.9 Final

Figure

2.10

Final

Configuration

Front

Figure

2.11

Final

Configuration

Side View

Figure

2.12

Payload

Figure Figure

2.13 2.14

C,, versus Allowable

Figure

2.15

Center

Figure Figure

3.1 Flight 3.2 2-Pass

Summary Senario

........................................... ............................................

27 29

Figure

3.3 3-Pass

Senario

............................................

29

Figure Figure

3.4 Relative 3.5 Flowchart

Figure

3.6 Perigee

Figure

3.7 Total

Figure

3.8 Velocity

versus

Figure

3.9 Altitude

versus

Figure

3.10

Deceleration

Figure

3.11

Heating

Figure

3.12

Total

Figure

3.13

Velocity

versus

Time

(6,000-Ibm

Mission)

Figure

3.14

Altitude

versus

Time

(6,000-Ibm

Mission)

Figure

3.15

Deceleration

Figure Figure

3.16 Heating 4.1 Aerobrake

Figure

4.2 Quilted

Multilayer

Figure

5.1 Engine

Performance

Figure

5.2 Engine

Actuation

Figure

5.3 Shape 5.4 Shape

Factor

- Oxidizer

Factor

- Fuel Tank

5.5 Shape 5.6 Shape

Factor

- Fuel Tanks

Factor

- Oxidizer

Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure

Figure Figure Figure Figure Figure

xii

..........................................

V ...........................................

Configuration

Top

View

.................................

View

Configurations

14 16

................................

17

.....................................

ct ............................................. Center of Gravity Envelope

of Gravity

15

...............................

History

19 23 23

..........................

and Engine

Mount

Angle

.................

Geometry ......................................... ............................................... Altitude

Heat

vs. Conic

versus

Time Time Time

versus

Rate Heat

Perigee

......................

35

........................

36

(20,000-1bm

mission)

........................

36

(20,000-Ibm

Time Time

versus

Mission)

35

mission)

versus

Mission)

(20,000-Ibm

(6,000-Ibm

Time

Rate versus Structure

........................

(20,000-Ibm Time

versus

30 32

Altitude

(20,000-Ibm

24

....................

Mission) Mission)

(6,000-Ibm

...................

...................... ....................... ........................

Mission)

.....................

Time (6,000-Ibm Mission) ........................................

TPS

Concept

....................

...............................

(Front) (Back)

Tank

38 38 39 39 40 45

58

.......................................... (Front)

37

48 56

........................................ Tank

37

............................

60

............................... ..............................

(Profile/Bottom)

60

.....................

........................ 5.7 Shape Factor - Fuel Tank (Profile/Bottom) Tank and Cross Section .............................. 5.8 Propellant

61 61 62 66

Figure 5.9 Heat Flux versus# of InsulationLayers .......................... Figure 5.10 Engine Schematic ......................................... Figure 5.11 PropellantLines .......................................... Figure 5.12 Oxygen Line Location ...................................... Figure 5.13 Hydorgen Line Location .................................... Figure 5.14 ReactionControl System .................................... Figure 5.15 ReactionControl SystemSchematic ............................ Figure 6.1 TrussSupportStructure(Top View) ............................. Figure 6.2a Location of SectionViews ................................... Figure 6.2b SectionViews A Through D ................................. Figure 6.2c SecitonViews E Through H ................................. Figure 6.3 Typical 5-MemberJoiner .................................... Figure 6.4 PayloadStructure .......................................... Figure 6.5a Oxygen Main Tank Support .................................. Figure 6.5b Oxygen Auxiliary Tank Support ............................... Figure 6.6a HydrogenMain Tank Support ................................ Figure 6.6b HydrogenAuxiliary Tank Support ............................. Figure 6.7 Docking (Side View) ....................................... Figure 6.8 Docking (Top View) ....................................... Figure 6.9 Docking (RearView) ...................................... Figure 7.1 Atmospheric Control SystemSchematic ......................... Figure 7.2 Crew Module Interior Floor Plan .............................. Figure 7.3 Crew Module 3-D Wire Frame ............................... Figure 7.4 SupportBracket .......................................... Figure 7.5 Crew Module CrossSection .................................

67 68 71 72 72 74 77 85 86 87 88 89 91 93 94 95 96 99 100 102 108 109 112 113 116

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Chapter

1

Introduction 1.1Project

Background

1.2 Mission

Scenario

1.1 Project

Background

In the near future, will

serve

as

servicing, on

the

the United

and a home Space

proposed

States

a laboratory

and

tools)

The

Geosynchronous

well

as serve

will place

advanced

for the astronauts

Station,

that extra

for

and

travel

supplies

be stored

between satellite

Operations

as a way-station will be a repair

station

to the Earth's

surface

vehicle

transport

the Space

Station

an orbital

transfer

1.2 Mission 1.2.1

a great

to assist

atmosphere

in orbital can

the amount

propellant

saved

of

an

during

aerodynamic

stability.

Three

thermal

Mission mission

is transfer only, Space orbit.

and

is limited it is

equipment,

this purpose

eliminating

the GeoShack,

the need

and

of the following Aeroassisted

as

Furthermore,

it is necessary

the

for them

that

return

report:

Reusable

a space-

supplies

to

the design

of

Craft)

when

on the use

traveling

A V required

for the mission.

the

from

velocity An

of the planetary

GEO

to LEO,

of the

aerobrake

vehicle, must

in turn, increases the propellant this increase must not exceed

the thus

be added

requirements. the amount of

in the first place. vehicle

atmospheric

include

pass

and

becomes

of the entire down

the vehicle.

scenarios

have

been

is a round-trip

of a 20,000-Ibm

Station.

focused

the the

necessary

vehicle,

excessive

heating

rate

that

difficulties

encountered

in

to design

an aerobrake

that

be aerodynamically

stable,

and

would

be

maintaining will

provide

create

enough

Requirements

The first the

has been

Specifically,

adding mass, which to be economical,

It therefore slow

and research

reduce

aerobraked

protection

to sufficiently

GeoShack.

from

and

is expensive,

life support

or elsewhere.

Subsequently,

to and

space

will accomplish

often

which

(GEO).

Mars,

to aerodynamically

of propulsive

experienced

1.2.2

satellites

(SPace-based

transfers.

be used

by the aeropass

Disadvantages

adequate

or GeoShack,

is the subject

SPARC

deal of interest

to the vehicle for this purpose, In order for the aeromaneuver

drag

crew

vehicle

Station

orbit

(LEO)

operations

Since

lab supplies,

to the Moon,

for existing

and

operations.

the Space

orbit

satellite

Requirements

years,

reducing

Center, missions

for servicing.

This

Project

and

for

Scenario

atmospheres Earth's

needed.

vehicle:

Aerobraking

In recent

equipment

when

Earth

these

(i.e. propellant,

Support

to be returned based

the

in a low Earth

a center

in a geosynchronous

for future

the GeoShack

Station

who will perform

and equipment

on another

a Space

experiments,

third This

payload

is transfer final

specified transfer and

for a 6,000-Ibm crew

of a 28,000-Ibm

mission

for transfer

is expendable

of five payload

between

the

payload

and crew

to the GeoShack to the

and the vehicle

Space and

GeoShack will

Station of five,

return

with

no

be discarded

and

the

the second of the

return

crew to the

into a higher

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2

Configuration Design

Evolution

2.2

Configuration

2.3

Stability

Analysis

2.4

Center

of Gravity

2.5 Mass

Selection

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2.1 Vehicle The

Design

first step

designs

of the design

were

Figure

Evolution

tanks, payload that surrounds

design

storage

2.1 through

module. during

requiring

less

engines

The ballute atmospheric

to accommodate

of an aerobrake

Three

space

and axial

placement

initial

of the propellant

is a non-lifting, inflatable, balloon-like entry and serves as a variable-drag

atmospheric

hangar

configuration.

2.3).

with forward-firing

bay and crew the vehicle

on demand

compact

was the selection

(Figures

2.1 is a ballute

responding

process

considered

variations.

at the

Space

Advantages Station,

include

and

no

structure device

a low mass,

on-orbit

assembly

requirement. Major disadvantages of this configuration include a high susceptibility to longitudinal if the location of the center of pressure is not carefully controlled relative to the center during

drag

through

modulation,

the

magnitude fluxes

non-uniform

"are

predicted

well

every

mission

corrections

flight

Due

2.3 illustrates

a ballute

lifting

complications,

The

capability Since

because

the use of rear

aerobrake.

aeropass.

of the reaction

bent and

the

firing

biconic has

ability

to provide of the Earth

the

heating

and

stagnation

point

contemporary, was

ruled

rear-placed these

convective convective

reusable

out. Other engines,

complications,

Figure

2.2 has a fixed

above

the

symmetric constant

(Menees,

of accessibility

configuration

to higher

thermal

instability

during

a small

variations. loading certain

aerobrake

designs lifting

variable-lift Analysis than

phases

the

design

located

guidance during

considerations.

payload

module because

change

and of its

during

corresponding

capability conical

symmetric

providing however, The

beyond

the

ballistic

conical

PRECED[tqG

"the

high

capability aerobrake

associated

payload

of

bay.

with Due

to

considerations. vehicle with

structure this

lifting

1983)

creates

aerobrake,

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a a

to compensate

aerobrake and

mounted

configuration:

aerobrake

the maneuverability

lifting

the

the biconic

that the symmetric (Menees,

that

problems

located

design

and the main

The

states

problems,

be accommodated

aerobrake

of the aeropass.

well

centrally

from

engines

aerobrake.

has shown,

biconic

to the

can

Menees

are the stability

eliminated

with side-firing

Two

with

was

increase.

Due to these

the

and a conical

drag

1983)

this

aerobrake

to provide

from

the

the

to be replaced

by the ballute

pane-inclination

bent

and

aerobrake.

for atmospheric

the

of this configuration

aerobrake

required

however,

to drastically

disadvantages lack

protection

the required A V. The perigee altitude must therefore compared to the larger area "drag brakes" causing both

rates...place

materials."

will have

for this configuration

surface

These

that will accommodate

enveloped

a centrally

to provide

drag

loads

heating

with

combined

heating.

for the thermal

was eliminated

also considered

a reduced

coefficient must be increased be much closer to the surface radiative

engines

was

subsequent

biconic

system

fluctuations

is the

near peak

material

control

density

ballute

the ballute

the craft is partially

this concept

the

proposed

Furthermore,

is difficult

and

heat fluxes

flexible-reusable

1983)

placement

to these

with

convective

of the material

is no existing (Menees,

turbulence

problem

and

of the capability there

during

Another

radiative

fluxes."

and

during

the aeropass.

high

In fact, heat

instability

atmosphere.

in excess

surface

Figure

directional

of the non-equilibrium

of this structure. after

and

instability of gravity

is subject

is subject possessing

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to rollall the

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advantages of a symmetric The frustrum is contoured overcomes fixed An

the

conical

aerobrake, to alleviate

roll-instability lifting

advantage

possible

points.

that fire away

placement

was

was

meets

and

the

aerobrake.

options

were

the aerobrake. a side-firing

design

For these

reasons,

the

chosen.

is the side-firing

other

from

rejected

of the symmetric

lift at zero angle of attack. and the asymmetric shape

engines.

Consideration

doors in the aerobrake then retract during on the surface of the aerobrake causing

Two

or engines 2.2

design

of this configuration

failure

Figure

characteristic

aerobrake

engines that fire through doors create discontinuities

is raked at an angle to provide the high edge-heating effects

available:

Since

crew safety

engine

requirements

engines

orientation

most

was

also

aeromaneuvering, excessive thermal

that fire through is paramount,

was

effectively

chosen.

and

to

the aerobrake

this type of engine The

was

given

but these loads and

configuration

therefore

in

chosen

for

development. 2.2 Configuration 2.2.1

Structural

There

are

Design

numerous

including

propellant

requirements atmospheric

2.2.2

Initial

Two

preliminary

payload

bay crew

plane,

were

are shown meets

the (35'

and

the entire

same

plate

2.5 features and

mounted

the hydrogen x 5.4')

tanks

makes

the payload an external

to mission

SPARC

changes

configuration

to variable

scenario,

and control

vehicle

a separate

payload

a center

of gravity

of the vehicle

and

allowance

which

set of avionics

orientation

payload

volume

requirements

length,

6' radius), bay.

and

during

for

the

emergency

plane,

located

structure

utilize

the offset between

skirt

mission

which

the tanks.

tanks.

The crew

tanks

tanks

aerobrake.

The

an even

to an attachment is offset

module

mission.

from

(11'

is connected

to provide

the

situa-

are all mounted

tank

crew

the

to shield

to provide

oxygen

module

for the expendable

the offset

bay of the

is connected The

a large

to connect

an emergency

and payload of the

area, and a rectangular

it to be removed

is positioned

module,

the

rectangular

mission,

is necessary

is considered

within

one

structure

the hydrogen

surrounding

the aerobrake

between enable

bay for each

largest

truss

aerobrake

at the bottom

surrounding

2.4 features

of the

a box-like version

crew

of the structure

2.5. Figure

A 58'-diameter

The expendable

is lost. The tanks,

payload

to the truss to better

for the Figure

heating.

the vehicle

considered 2.4 and

the payload

use of the space modules

of the flexibility

For each

for stability

in Figure

engines are mounted to the truss structure thrust distribution about the x-axis. Figure

version.

to provide

adaptability

design

Configurations

from aerodynamic

tion in which

in the

accommodations,

criteria.

module

module,

components in the

which

crew

of an expendable

configurations

crew

considered

size,

is desired

Aerobrake

and they

were

tank

Furthermore,

Fixed

cylindrical

that and

the necessity

are design

aerobrake,

D

factors

as possible pass.

situations

Considerations

mass

and

as far forward

tanks,

Selection

much

In such

the necessary

x 6.5' like

a case, control

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58'

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