Saturn-Shuttle

Short description: Concept of launching the Space Shuttle orbiter using the Saturn V rocket

Saturn-Shuttle

NASA model of Saturn-Shuttle configuration

Function| Crewed LEO launch vehicle
Manufacturer| Boeing (S-IC)
Martin Marietta (External Tank)
Rockwell International (Space Shuttle orbiter)
Country of origin| United States
Size
Height| 86 m (281 ft)[1]
Diameter| 10 m (33 ft)[1]
Mass| 2,300,000 kg (5,070,000 lb)[1]
Stages| 2
Capacity
Payload to LEO| 60,500 kg (133,400 lb)[1]
Launch history
Status| Canceled
Launch sites| Kennedy LC-39
First stage – S-IC
Length| 137.99 ft (42.06 m)[1]
Diameter| 33 ft (10 m)[1]
Empty mass| 298,104 lb (135,218 kg)[1]
Gross mass| 5,040,245 lb (2,286,217 kg)[1]
Engines| 5 Rocketdyne F-1[1]
Thrust| 8,700,816 lbf (38,703.16 kN)[1]
Specific impulse| 304 seconds (2.98 km/s)[1]
Burn time| 161 s[1]
Fuel| RP-1/LOX[1]
Second stage – External Tank
Length| 153.8 ft (46.9 m)[1]
Diameter| 27.5 ft (8.4 m)[1]
Empty mass| 65,980 lb (29,930 kg)[1]
Gross mass| 1,655,616 lb (750,975 kg)[1]
Specific impulse| 455 seconds (4.46 km/s)[1]
Burn time| 480 s[1]
Fuel| LH2 / LOX[1]
Second stage – Orbiter plus External Tank
Engines| 3 SSMEs located on Orbiter[1]
Thrust| 5,250 kN (1,180,000 lbf)[1]
Specific impulse| 455 seconds (4.46 km/s)[1]
Burn time| 480 s[1]
Fuel| LH2 / LOX[1]

The Saturn-Shuttle was a preliminary concept of launching the Space Shuttle orbiter using a modified version of the first stage of the Saturn V rocket.[1] It was studied and considered in 1971–1972.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Description
* 2 See also
* 3 References
* 4 Further reading
* 5 External links

## Description

An interstage would be fitted on top of the S-IC stage to support the external tank in the space occupied by the S-II stage in the Saturn V. It was an alternative to the SRBs.[1]

The addition of wings (and some form of landing gear) on the S-IC stage would allow the booster to fly back to the Kennedy Space Center, where technicians would then refurbish the booster (by replacing only the five F-1 engines and reusing the tanks and other hardware for later flights).[1]

The Shuttle would handle space station logistics, while the Saturn V would launch components.

This would have allowed the International Space Station, using a Skylab or Mir configuration with both U.S. and Russian docking ports, to have been lifted with just a handful of launches. The Saturn-Shuttle concept also would have eliminated the Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters that ultimately precipitated the Space Shuttle Challenger accident in 1986.

## See also

* Buran programme
* Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar
* X-37
* Dream Chaser
* List of launch vehicle designs

## References

1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 "Saturn Shuttle". http://www.astronautix.com/s/saturnshuttle.html.
2. ↑ Lindroos, Marcus (June 15, 2001). "Phase B' Shuttle contractor studies 1971". http://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/spacelvs/sld036.htm.

## Further reading

* "Phase B' Shuttle contractor studies 1971". https://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/spacelvs/sld036.htm.
* "Phase B' Shuttle cost tradeoffs 1971". https://www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/spacelvs/sld037.htm.

## External links

* "Shuttle". http://www.astronautix.com/s/shuttle.html.
* Saturn Shuttle with Flyback Booster, video rendering by Hazegrayart

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* t
* e

Space Shuttle program

* Space Shuttle
* List of missions
* List of crews

Components|

* Space Shuttle orbiter
* Solid Rocket Booster
* External Tank
* Main Engine
* Orbital Maneuvering System
* Reaction control system
* Thermal protection system
* Booster separation motor

Orbiters|

* Enterprise
* Columbia
* Challenger
* Discovery
* Atlantis
* Endeavour

Add-ons|

* Spacelab (ESA)
* Canadarm (CSA)
* Extended Duration Orbiter
* Remote Controlled Orbiter
* Spacehab
* Multi-Purpose Logistics Module

Sites|

* Kennedy Space Center LC-39
* Vandenberg SLC-6
* Landing sites
* Shuttle Landing Facility
* Abort Landing Sites

Operations
and training|

* Missions (canceled)
* Crews
* Mission timeline
* Rollbacks
* Countdown
* Abort modes
* Rendezvous pitch maneuver
* Shuttle Mission Simulator
* Shuttle Training Aircraft

Testing|

* Inspiration (design)
* Pathfinder (simulator)
* MPTA (engine mounts)
* MPTA-ET (external tank)
* Approach and Landing Tests

Disasters|

* Challenger disaster (report)
* Columbia disaster (report)

Support|

* Crawler-transporter
* Mate-Demate Device
* Mobile Launcher Platform
* NASA recovery ship
* Orbiter Processing Facility
* Shuttle Avionics Integration Laboratory (SAIL)
* Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
* flights
* Shuttle Training Aircraft
* STS-3xx

Special|

* Deutschland-1
* Getaway Special
* Teacher in Space Project
* Shuttle-Mir
* Hitchhiker

Space suits|

* Extravehicular Mobility Unit
* Shuttle Ejection Escape Suit
* Launch Entry Suit
* Advanced Crew Escape Suit

Experiments|

* Freestar experiments
* Inflatable Antenna Experiment
* Spartan Packet Radio Experiment
* Shuttle pallet satellite
* Wake Shield Facility

Derivatives|

* Saturn-Shuttle (canceled)
* Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle
* Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle
* Jupiter
* Shuttle-C
* Ares
* Space Launch System

Replicas|

* Independence

Related|

* Space Shuttle design process
* Inertial Upper Stage
* Payload Assist Module
* International Space Station
* Criticism
* Retirement
* Conroy Virtus
* The Dream Is Alive (1985 documentary)
* Space Shuttle America
* Rendezvous
* Space Shuttle Project
* Shuttle
* Space Shuttle
* Space Shuttle Mission 2007
* Orbiter simulator

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* t
* e

Saturn launch vehicle family

Early proposals|

* Juno V
* Saturn A-1
* A-2
* B-1

"C" series|

* Saturn C-1
* C-2
* C-3
* C-4
* C-5
* C-5N
* C-8

Saturn I series|

* Saturn I
* IB
* IB-CE
* IB-A
* IB-B
* IB-C
* IB-D
* INT-05
* INT-11
* INT-12
* INT-13
* INT-14
* INT-15
* INT-16
* INT-27
* LCB

Saturn II series|

* Saturn II
* INT-17
* INT-18
* INT-19

Saturn V series|

* Saturn V
* MLV
* V ELV
* INT-20
* INT-21
* INT-23
* INT-24
* INT-25
* Saturn-Shuttle
* Saturn V-3
* V-A
* V-B
* V-C
* V-D
* V-Centaur
* Jarvis

* v
* t
* e

Reusable launch systems

Partially reusable

| Active|

* Falcon 9 (first stage)
* Falcon Heavy (core stages)

|

In development|

* CALLISTO
* Electron (first stage)
* Miura 5 (first stage)
* New Glenn (first stage)
* RLV-TD
* Vulcan (engines)
* WIRES*

Retired|

* Buran
* Space Shuttle

Canceled|

* Adeline engine pack for Ariane 6
* Ares I
* Ares V
* Baikal booster for Angara
* Falcon 1e
* Falcon 5
* HOPE-X
* Hopper / Phoenix
* Liquid Fly-back Booster
* MAKS
* Reusable Booster System
* Saturn-Shuttle

Completely reusable

| Active|

* New Shepard*
* SpaceShipTwo*

|

In development|

* Starship
* Skylon

Retired|

* SpaceShipOne*
* X-15*

Canceled|

* Avatar
* Energia II (Uragan)
* DC-X
* Goodyear Meteor Junior
* HOTOL
* K-1
* Lynx*
* Mustard
* Roton
* Sea Dragon
* SOAR
* SpaceShipThree*
* VentureStar
* X-30 NASP*
* X-33*

* * indicates suborbital launch systems

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