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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2017.45.12.1069

Development Trend of the Reusable Space Launch Vehicle  

Jeong, Seokgyu (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
Bae, Jinhyun (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
Jeong, Gijeong (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Seoul National University)
Koo, Jaye (School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Korean Aerospace University)
Yoon, Youngbin (Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and the Institute of Advanced Aerospace Technology, Seoul National University)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.45, no.12, 2017 , pp. 1069-1075 More about this Journal
Abstract
With the recent development of space technology, the satellite market, especially the small satellite market, is growing globally. As the satellite market continues to grow, the launch vehicle market is also growing, and demand for low-cost launches is increasing. There are a number of options for low-cost launches, including development of engine that uses low-cost propellants, product and transportation cost savings, but the most effective way to reduce launch costs is to reuse the used launch vehicles. USA's Space Shuttle, a famous rocket as manned spacecraft, could be referred as the start of reusable launch vehicle. However, Space Shuttle had limited reusable parts and it was very expensive even though it is a reusable launch vehicle because of its low efficiency. In recent years, aiming at a real reusable launch vehicle, reusable launch vehicle for commercial purposes have been developed around USA's SpaceX and Blue Origin, and re-landing tests were successfully accomplished. In addition, SpaceX successfully did the re-using of first-stage launch vehicle that had been succeeded in re-landing already. In accordance with this trend, countries such as Europe and India are also concentrating on the study of reusable launch vehicles. Including Blue Origin, companies like Virgin Galactic and XCOR in the United States, are also trying to commercialize the same reusable technology as the private manned space tourism. Confirmation of these technology trends is essential, because the re-use technology could change the landscape of the global launch vehicle market.
Keywords
Reusable Launch Vehicle; Low Cost Launch Vehicle; Space Tourism;
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