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Media:USAF_Beetle.pdf USAF Shielded vehicle Beetle Category:Publications

... , heat, and the exposure to radiation. Therefore, when traversing from one vehicle or habitat to another, the vehicles or habitats need to be docked together, or the spacefarer needs to ... of some kind to supply the life-support environment. Current spacesuits provide radiation shielding (bulk passive shielding) by way of the fabric, thermal inner garment, liquid cooling garment, fiberglass shell, ...

... for Volume 55 55 '''Page ''' - 307-311 '''Year''' - 2002 '''Keywords''' - Climate control, global warming, solar shield '''JBIS Reference Code ''' - 2002.55.307 '''Number of Pages''' - 5 Abstract The use of a ... of the problem are investigated to optimize the shield location, thus minimizing the shield mass and improving on previous studies of this concept. While shield mass is minimized, the required mass is still ...

... new techniques to provide mass- and cost-effective solutions to this spacecraft protection problem. Direct shielding methods such as enhancing a spacecraft's thermal blankets with strong materials and adapting the honeycomb panel structure are being investigated, as are indirect shielding methods such as reconfiguration of critical or susceptible units. This paper reports the latest results ...

... was conducted which included a static firing of the first stage engine to verify vehicle and pad operation, vehicle fueling and de-tanking, as well as exercising the interfaces to the Range ... the USAF under the joint USAF and DARPA Falcon Program. The objectives of the flight were to demonstrate responsive operations including rapid payload integration and collect data on the both the vehicle and ...

... possible someday but currently, it would be very expensive and very difficult to build. This shield could not be large enough to encompass a planet or the Moon but possibly could ...

Media:1961-05_Lunex.pdf Lunar Expedition Plan (USAF) - Lunex (May 1961) Media:1961-07_Lunex2.pdf Lunar Expedition Plan (USAF) - Lunex (July 1961) Category:Publications

... the side of the central module. Image:Energialauncherschematic.jpg Energia launch vehicle. schematic Image:EnergiaMSchematic.jpg The Energia-M launch vehicle. It includes two first stage Energia side modules and a shortened ... transport-erecting assembly of the Energia launch vehicle. Image:Energiatransporter.jpg Transportation of the Energia launch vehicle Image:EnergiaPolustransporte.jpg Transportation of the Energia launch vehicle with the Polus spacecraft on the external ...

... armchair astronauts are provided with comprehensive, handy references for a variety of space-related missions, vehicles, and concepts in this pocket-sized series. Compiled with the cooperation of NASA, each topic ... such as time in space, distance traveled, and mission objectives. Photographs and statistics for launch vehicles, orbiters, probes, and experimental equipment are featured in each equipment-specific reference. Covering such design ...

... project management responsibilities for the design and development of the first vehicle in the architecture, the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV), which will be used to launch astronauts to low earth ... CLV project are the first stage, the upper stage, the upper stage engine, and vehicle integration. Within vehicle integration is an effort in integrated design and analysis which is comprised of a ...

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