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Concepts of Operations For a Reusable Launch Vehicle

Major Michael A. Rampino, Usaf

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to help ensure the US military, especially the USAF, is prepared to take advantage of reusable launch vehicles (RLV) should the NASA-led effort to develop an RLV demonstrator prove successful. The focus of this study is an explanation of how the US military could use RLVs, by describing and analyzing two concepts of operations.

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