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Feasible options for point-to-point passenger transport with rocket propelled reusable launch vehicles

Callsen, Steffen und Wilken, Jascha und Stappert, Sven und Sippel, Martin (2022) Feasible options for point-to-point passenger transport with rocket propelled reusable launch vehicles. 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), 2022-09-18 - 2022-09-22, Paris, Frankreich.

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Kurzfassung

For the first time in spaceflight history the flight of a fully reusable launch system with rocket propulsion appears possible within the next couple of years. Apart from the implications for the orbital launch market, a fully reusable system could also enable an entirely new class of commercial point-to-point transport on Earth. Rocket propelled point-to-point systems promise the ability to transport passengers or cargo to any suitable landing site on Earth with extremely short travel times (typically less than 90 minutes). In this study, the primary focus is on DLR-SARTs SpaceLiner 7 vehicle concept with an additional comparison to Starship, currently being developed by SpaceX. The trajectories are identified using multi-objective optimization with evolutionary algorithms. These allow the identification of a solution space with regard to multiple objectives, in this case minimal overflight of populated areas and minimal peak heat flux, while still respecting other constraints (e.g. structural loads). The population disturbance is computed by using a global population density database and integrating the number of people along the flight track. Ideally, the solution space consists of a pareto-front which correlates to the most optimal solutions possible for all objectives. The mission analysis identifies various feasible trajectories around the world. Primarily, these routes are going along less populated areas such as the oceans and the polar regions. Especially the latter enable large longitudinal changes during the flight and consequently connecting distant places on Earth. The critical routes are large longitudinal crossings around the equator where land masses must be overflown. These shall be reconsidered and/or improved in the future. Comparing SpaceLiner to Starship, it is found that the mission profiles vary significantly. While SpaceLiner uses its high lift-to-drag ratio in the higher atmosphere to manoeuvre around large land masses, Starship can only follow the direct route. In contrast, Starship flies higher into space and thereby might avoid having large population disturbances on ground. Only the re-entry and landing are critical as it does not have significant cross range capability. As a design option for the next iteration of the SpaceLiner development, SpaceLiner 8, it is planned to assess the possibility of using a smaller wing to follow a similar coast through space like Starship and have a re-entry at the end of the flight instead of a prolonged glide.

elib-URL des Eintrags:https://elib.dlr.de/188532/
Dokumentart:Konferenzbeitrag (Vortrag)
Titel:Feasible options for point-to-point passenger transport with rocket propelled reusable launch vehicles
Autoren:
AutorenInstitution oder E-Mail-AdresseAutoren-ORCID-iDORCID Put Code
Callsen, SteffenSteffen.Callsen (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5481-5403160064747
Wilken, JaschaJascha.Wilken (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5748-1261NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Stappert, SvenSven.Stappert (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8425-2779NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Sippel, MartinMartin.Sippel (at) dlr.dehttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7356-7575NICHT SPEZIFIZIERT
Datum:September 2022
Referierte Publikation:Nein
Open Access:Nein
Gold Open Access:Nein
In SCOPUS:Nein
In ISI Web of Science:Nein
Status:veröffentlicht
Stichwörter:SpaceLiner, Starship, Point-to-Point, hypersonic transportation, trajectories, multi-objective optimization
Veranstaltungstitel:73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC)
Veranstaltungsort:Paris, Frankreich
Veranstaltungsart:internationale Konferenz
Veranstaltungsbeginn:18 September 2022
Veranstaltungsende:22 September 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) [RP]
Standort: Bremen
Institute & Einrichtungen:Institut für Raumfahrtsysteme > Systemanalyse Raumtransport
Hinterlegt von: Callsen, Steffen
Hinterlegt am:28 Sep 2022 12:50
Letzte Änderung:22 Mai 2024 09:16

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