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WIA Launch Vehicle Standard Guide

A guide to the WIA-SPACE-004 standard

Contents

Chapter 1Chapter 1A launch vehicle is a rocket system that overcomes Earth's gravity and carries a payload (cargo) into space or to a specific orbit. Launch vehicle technology… Chapter 2Chapter 2Rocket propulsion is based on Newton's third law (the law of action and reaction). A rocket moves forward as a reaction to expelling propellant backward at… Chapter 3Chapter 3Reaching orbit with a single stage is nearly impossible with current technology. According to the Tsiolkovsky rocket equation, reaching orbital velocity… Chapter 4Chapter 4A spaceport is the starting point from which rockets set out for space. It concentrates a complex infrastructure that includes launch pads, assembly buildings… Chapter 5Chapter 5Going to space is not simply a matter of going "up". Reaching orbit requires sufficient lateral velocity . In practice, for LEO (Low Earth Orbit) the vertical… Chapter 6Chapter 6Emergency Systems and Flight Termination Chapter 7Chapter 7Launch cost is the single greatest barrier to access to space. Traditional expendable launch vehicles use hardware worth tens to hundreds of millions of… Chapter 8Chapter 8Today's chemical rockets are highly advanced, yet they still have fundamental limitations. Truly making access to space routine will require breakthrough…

About this book

A launch vehicle is a rocket system that overcomes Earth's gravity and carries a payload (cargo) into space or to a specific orbit. Launch vehicle technology, which began as the dream of rocket pioneers in the early 20th century, has now become humanity's most important means of reaching space.

"Earth is the cradle of humanity, but humanity cannot remain in the cradle forever." - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857-1935)

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