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A technical presentation on
REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE
 A reusable launch vehicle (RLV) refers to vehicle which
can be used for several missions.
 A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before.
That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to
revolutionize access to space.
 The main advantage of an RLV is it can be used
multiple times, hopefully with low service cost and
make space travel more accessible.
 The company established in 2002 by ELON MUSK, the
founder of Tesla Motors, Paypal and the Zip2
Corporation.
 To make space flight routine and affordable, and to
make human a multi-planet species.
 SpaceX offers a Falcon family of launch vehicles that
improve launch reliability and increase access to space.
 Falcon 9 is a family of two-stage-to-orbit launch
vehicles, named for its nine engines, designed and
manufactured by SpaceX.
 Falcon 9 is a two-stage launch vehicle powered by
liquid oxygen (LOX) and rocket-grade kerosene(RP-1)
 F9R first launch was on Dec 21st 2015 and successful
landing of its first stage.
 On 30th March 2017 it was launched by reusing its first
stage reduced the cost by 40%
 The first stage of the F9 featuring stretched propellant
tanks and a modified engine compartment.
 The first stage tank walls are made from aluminum-
lithium alloy to provide maximum strength.
 The first stage uses Liquid Oxygen oxidizer and Rocket
Propellant-1 as fuel which is highly refined Kerosene.
 Merlin 1D Rocket Engine is used improved
manufacturing and quality control techniques to
enable SpaceX to produce a greater number of engines
per year while reducing overall risk.
 The overall goal of F9R is to make the first stage fully
re-usable by returning them to the landing site
vertically.
 The four deployable landing legs and four grid fins
used for three-axis control.
 Cold gas N2 thrusters are used to rotate the booster
into direction of landing site.
F9R landing legs and grid fins
 The vehicle requires extensive inspection and
refurbishment.
 Each and every part of the launch vehicle needed to be
individually inspected.
 Main engines needed to be removed to undergo
extensive inspection and overhaul.
 As this is the 1st reusable launch vehicle ever used is the pivotal
breakthrough needed to substantially reduce the cost of space access.
 Falcon 9R is being said to be used in human MARS mission in 2020.
 In a single launch F9R can put 15 satellite of orbit of each 0f 200kg.
 As being said the in future when a colony will be formed in MARS the
transportation for human beings are being carried out of next versions
of FALCON launch vehicle as said by the SPACEX CEO.
 Reusable Launch Vehicle is the fundamental
breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space.
 To make spaceflight routine and affordable, and to
make humans a multi-planet species.
 A reusable system has extremely low direct operating
costs. A future reusable launch vehicle should be
constructed within low cost.
 Research Paper:
F.McNeil Cheatwood, Stephen J. Hughes and Allen Lowry
“Launch vehicle Recovery and Reuse”. Acta Astronautica.
 Thesis:
Greg J. Gstattenbauer “Cost Comparison of Expendable,
Hybrid and Reusable Launch Vehicles”. Air Force Institute of
Technology, Ohio
 Websites:
SpaceX (www.spacex.com/falcon9)
ISRO (www.isro.gov.in/launchers/rlv-td)

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SpaceX Falcon9 Reusable Launch Vehicle

  • 1. A technical presentation on REUSABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE
  • 2.  A reusable launch vehicle (RLV) refers to vehicle which can be used for several missions.  A fully reusable vehicle has never been done before. That really is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space.  The main advantage of an RLV is it can be used multiple times, hopefully with low service cost and make space travel more accessible.
  • 3.  The company established in 2002 by ELON MUSK, the founder of Tesla Motors, Paypal and the Zip2 Corporation.  To make space flight routine and affordable, and to make human a multi-planet species.  SpaceX offers a Falcon family of launch vehicles that improve launch reliability and increase access to space.
  • 4.  Falcon 9 is a family of two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicles, named for its nine engines, designed and manufactured by SpaceX.
  • 5.  Falcon 9 is a two-stage launch vehicle powered by liquid oxygen (LOX) and rocket-grade kerosene(RP-1)  F9R first launch was on Dec 21st 2015 and successful landing of its first stage.  On 30th March 2017 it was launched by reusing its first stage reduced the cost by 40%
  • 6.
  • 7.  The first stage of the F9 featuring stretched propellant tanks and a modified engine compartment.  The first stage tank walls are made from aluminum- lithium alloy to provide maximum strength.  The first stage uses Liquid Oxygen oxidizer and Rocket Propellant-1 as fuel which is highly refined Kerosene.
  • 8.  Merlin 1D Rocket Engine is used improved manufacturing and quality control techniques to enable SpaceX to produce a greater number of engines per year while reducing overall risk.
  • 9.  The overall goal of F9R is to make the first stage fully re-usable by returning them to the landing site vertically.  The four deployable landing legs and four grid fins used for three-axis control.  Cold gas N2 thrusters are used to rotate the booster into direction of landing site.
  • 10. F9R landing legs and grid fins
  • 11.
  • 12.
  • 13.  The vehicle requires extensive inspection and refurbishment.  Each and every part of the launch vehicle needed to be individually inspected.  Main engines needed to be removed to undergo extensive inspection and overhaul.
  • 14.
  • 15.  As this is the 1st reusable launch vehicle ever used is the pivotal breakthrough needed to substantially reduce the cost of space access.  Falcon 9R is being said to be used in human MARS mission in 2020.  In a single launch F9R can put 15 satellite of orbit of each 0f 200kg.  As being said the in future when a colony will be formed in MARS the transportation for human beings are being carried out of next versions of FALCON launch vehicle as said by the SPACEX CEO.
  • 16.  Reusable Launch Vehicle is the fundamental breakthrough needed to revolutionize access to space.  To make spaceflight routine and affordable, and to make humans a multi-planet species.  A reusable system has extremely low direct operating costs. A future reusable launch vehicle should be constructed within low cost.
  • 17.  Research Paper: F.McNeil Cheatwood, Stephen J. Hughes and Allen Lowry “Launch vehicle Recovery and Reuse”. Acta Astronautica.  Thesis: Greg J. Gstattenbauer “Cost Comparison of Expendable, Hybrid and Reusable Launch Vehicles”. Air Force Institute of Technology, Ohio  Websites: SpaceX (www.spacex.com/falcon9) ISRO (www.isro.gov.in/launchers/rlv-td)