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Critical Analysis of SpaceX's Next Generation Space Transportation System: Starship and Super Heavy

Wilken, Jascha und Sippel, Martin und Berger, Michael (2022) Critical Analysis of SpaceX's Next Generation Space Transportation System: Starship and Super Heavy. 2nd International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science Technology (HiSST), 11.-15. Sep. 2022, Brügge, Belgien.

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Kurzfassung

For the first time in the history of spaceflight a fully reusable launch system appears possible within the near future. Since its presentation in 2016 SpaceXs next generation space transport system has gone through multiple names and design iterations but some key design features remained constant: Full reusability, Full-Flow Staged Combustion engines and deeply subcooled LOX/LCH4 as propellants. The current design iteration is of special interest because hardware is being integrated and the first test flights, including landings, of the upper stage have been completed. A key feature of this iteration is the novel approach to use a 'skydiving' maneuver to dissipate as much energy as possible through aerodynamic forces before initiating a landing burn and landing vertically. The implications of a fully reusable system of this size on the orbital launch market are significant even if the ambitious plans for quick turnaround of stages are not fulfilled right from the beginning. Within this paper, the two-staged system is analyzed from a technical perspective based on publicly available information. The principal goal is to form an understanding of the high-level system properties. Of special interest are the return methods, which exhibit some novel properties. Overall a reasonable agreement between the generated models and the publicly available information is found. The design and its driving factors are discussed and a fundamental understanding of the high-level properties of the system is attained.

elib-URL des Eintrags:https://elib.dlr.de/188531/
Dokumentart:Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag)
Titel:Critical Analysis of SpaceX's Next Generation Space Transportation System: Starship and Super Heavy
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Wilken, JaschaJascha.Wilken (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5748-1261NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Sippel, MartinMartin.Sippel (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-7575NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Berger, MichaelNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERTNICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:September 2022
Referierte Publikation:Nein
Open Access:Ja
Gold Open Access:Nein
In SCOPUS:Nein
In ISI Web of Science:Nein
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:SpaceX, FFSC, Starship, trajectory, RLV
Veranstaltungstitel:2nd International Conference on High-Speed Vehicle Science Technology (HiSST)
Veranstaltungsort:Brügge, Belgien
Veranstaltungsart:internationale Konferenz
Veranstaltungsdatum:11.-15. Sep. 2022
HGF - Forschungsbereich:Luftfahrt, Raumfahrt und Verkehr
HGF - Programm:Raumfahrt
HGF - Programmthema:Raumtransport
DLR - Schwerpunkt:Raumfahrt
DLR - Forschungsgebiet:R RP - Raumtransport
DLR - Teilgebiet (Projekt, Vorhaben):R - Systemanalyse Raumtransport (SART)
Standort: Bremen
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme > Systemanalyse Raumtransport
Hinterlegt von: Callsen, Steffen
Hinterlegt am:28 Sep 2022 12:50
Letzte Änderung:28 Sep 2022 12:50

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