ROCKETS: THE EVOLUTION

OF MODERN SPACEFLIGHT
ANGELA OLINGER MEEN 381 SECTION 502 4/5/17
OUTLINE

How rockets work

History of rocketry
Current technology LEO
Future Technology- Deep Space
HOW DO ROCKETS WORK?
HISTORY OF SPACEFLIGHT

428 347 BC: First reported use of rocket

propulsion by Greek astronomer Archytas
1926: First liquid propellant rocket by Robert
Goddard
Late 1930s: V2 capable of delivering a 1 ton
warhead to London, Werner von Braun
1961: First human spaceflight achieved aboard
Vostok 1
1962: US achieves orbit on Atlas
1968: Saturn V takes men to the moon
1981: Space Shuttle first flight
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1376008/Yuri-Gagarins-sausage-remark-Last-words-1st-manned-space-
flight.html
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY:
SOYUZ

Only launch vehicle capable of manned flight to

the ISS
Also used to launch unmanned Progress supply
craft
Capable of carrying 7.2 t to LEO

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY:
ULA ATLAS V

Used for cargo flights to ISS

First Stage: Kerosene + LOX
860,000 lbs thrust
Second Stage: Liquid hydrogen + LOX
23,300 lbs thrust
Max Payload: 18.85 t (LEO)

https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ula-atlas-v-rocket-with-cygnus-
spacecraft-at-the-launch-pad
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY:
ULA DELTA
Used for first unmanned test flight of Orion
Consists of 3 liquid rocket engines
First Stage: Kerosene + LOX
2.1 million lbs thrust
Second Stage: Liquid hydrogen + LOX
23,300 lbs thrust
Max Payload: 28.37 t (LEO)

http://www.ulalaunch.com/ula-successfully-launches-orion.aspx
CURRENT TECHNOLOGY:
SPACE X FALCON 9
Used for commercial resupply missions to ISS
First Stage: Kerosene + LOX
1.7 million lbs thrust
Second Stage: Kerosene+ LOX
210,000 lbs thrust
Max Payload: 22.8 t (LEO)
Reusable first stage

https://twitter.com/SpaceX?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
 FUTURE ROCKET DESIGN: FLACON HEAVY

First Stage: Kerosene + LOX

5.13 million lbs thrust
Second Stage: Kerosene+ LOX
210,000 lbs thrust
Max Payload: 54.4 t (LEO)
Reusable first stage

https://spaceflightnow.com/2016/05/03/spacex-undecided-on-payload-for-first-falcon-heavy-flight/
FUTURE ROCKET DESIGN: SLS

Designed for a future Mars mission

First Stage: Liquid hydrogen + LOX
9.2 million lbs thrust
Second Stage: Liquid hydrogen + LOX
24,750 lbs thrust
Max Payload: 130 t (LEO)

http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/missions/human-spaceflight/construction-sls-pathfinder-begins/
http://i.imgur.com/PpSHtdY.png
CONCLUSION

Rockets all work the same way

Have been seen throughout history
Modern rockets are evolving to allow greater exploration capabilities
QUESTIONS?