Hypersonic Vehicle Systems Integration Future Possibilities for Hypersonic Systems

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Hypersonic Vehicle Systems IntegrationFuture
Possibilities for Hypersonic Systems

• 12 September, 2007
• Dr. Kevin G. Bowcutt
• Senior Technical Fellow
• Chief Scientist of Hypersonics
• Boeing Phantom Works

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Suborbital Space Tourism/Private Space
Exploration is Imminent
Scaled Composites (Burt Rutans) White Knight
and SpaceShipOne Mated Vehicles First private
manned spacecraft to go into space (gt 62 miles)
to claim the Ansari X-Prize
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Todays Barnstorming May Lead to Space Commerce
the Way Yesterdays Barnstorming Led to
Commercial Aviation
Mid 20th Century Commercial Aviation Commercial
Jet Transports
21st Century Space Commerce/Exploration Air-breath
ing Reusable Launch Vehicles
Early 21st Century Barnstorming Suborbital Space
Tourism
Early 20th Century Barnstorming Mail Delivery and
Joy Rides
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Manned Exploration of the Moon and Mars is a
National Goal, but Will be Very Expensive using
Current Rocket Technology
At 3000 to 5000 per lb to launch payloads into
Earth orbit, it will cost tens of billions of
dollars just to put Space Exploration payloads in
orbit
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Hypersonics Technology May Help Increase Space
Tourism, Commerce, and Exploration Through Lower
Launch Costs

• Space Solar Power
• Environmentally Clean Power
• Portable Receiving Stations for the Battlefield

Orbital Space Tourism
Routine and Affordable Space Launch 100/pound
of payload
Manned Unmanned / Theater Global Reconnaissanc
e and Strike
Manned Unmanned, Theater Global ISR and Strike
Missiles and Enabling Network Centric
Operations Time-Critical and Hard/Buried Targets
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HyperLiner Global Range Hypersonic Business Jet
Concepts

• Global range (7000 nm in 90 to 180 minutes)
  hypersonic business jet/rapid cargo/space tourism
  concepts designed by Princeton students in 2007
  undergraduate aircraft design course

Single Stage Sub-Orbital Air-Breather to Mach
8 Liquid Rocket to Mach 14.5
Two Stage Mach 6 Cruiser
Single Stage Mach 6 Cruiser