Overviews the design process, systems engineering, and trade-off analysis of space transportation systems, focusing on winged, reusable launch vehicles. Hammond

Annotation "Design Methodologies for Space Transportation Systems is a sequel to the author's earlier text, "Space Transportation: A Systems Approach to Analysi

The book addresses the overall integrated design aspects of a space transportation system involving several disciplines like propulsion, vehicle structures, aer

Focusing on basic aspects of future reusable space transportation systems and covering overall design, aerodynamics, thermodynamics, flight dynamics, propulsion