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Family: Shuttle Proposals. Country: USA. Status: Study 1971 July.
Grumman/Boeing alternate shuttle proposal. Shuttle orbiter with drop tanks, delta booster.
SpecificationsLiftoff Thrust: 2,258,500 kgf. Total Mass: 1,963,916 kg. Core Diameter: 10.0 m. Total Length: 90.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Shuttle H33-1 Gross Mass: 1,489,717 kg. Empty Mass: 224,431 kg. Thrust (vac): 2,546,578 kgf. Isp: 442 sec. Burn time: 216 sec. Isp(sl): 392 sec. Diameter: 10.0 m. Span: 54.1 m. Length: 74.7 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 12. SSME Study
- Stage Number: 2. 1 x Shuttle H33-2 Gross Mass: 474,199 kg. Empty Mass: 100,153 kg. Thrust (vac): 721,903 kgf. Isp: 459 sec. Burn time: 234 sec. Isp(sl): 359 sec. Diameter: 8.1 m. Span: 29.6 m. Length: 47.9 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 3. SSME Study
Bibliography:- 44 - Jenkins, Dennis R,, Space Shuttle: The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-9633974-4-3, 1996.
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