A systems approach to lower cost missions: following the Rideshare paradigm

Herrell, L.

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A systems approach to lower cost missions: following the Rideshare paradigm

Herrell, L.

URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2014/45237

Date: 2009-09-14

Keywords: access to space; systems engineering

Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2009

Citation: AIAA Space 2009 Conference and Exposition, Pasadena, California, September 14-17, 2009

Abstract:

Small-satellite rideshare capabilities and opportunities for low-cost access to space have been evolving over the past 10 years. Small space launch vehicle technology is rapidly being developed and demonstrated, including the Minotaur series and the Space X Falcon, among others, along with the lower cost launch facilities at Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex, NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, and the Reagan Test Site in the Pacific. Demonstrated capabilities for the launch of multiple payloads have increased (and continue to increase) significantly. This paper presents a systematic look at both the users and the launch options, and suggests a way forward.

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