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South Korea’s Manned Space Launch Strategy through Soyuz and Falcon 9 Development Strategy

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: In this study, the development process of Soyuz and Falcon 9 was studied for the development of a Korean manned space launch vehicle, and it was found that only gas generator cycle engines can be used for manned launch vehicles.The minimum launch success rate required to transition to a manned space launcher was analyzed to be 95%, which would require about 40 launches for the Nuri.The basic variant of the Nuri is expected to be capable of configuring a one-or two-seat manned space launch vehicle, and when improved, it can be upgraded to the Soyuz class.

Source: Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers

DOI: 10.6108/kspe.2024.28.4.067

Authors: Keum-Oh Lee, Myoung Ho Shin, Jaesung Park, Jongchan Park

Institution: Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Language: English

Topic: Rocket and propulsion systems research

Subfield: Aerospace Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4402320429

FWCI: 0.178

Cites: 5

Cited by: 1

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