Integrating SpaceShipTwo into the National Airspace System

Erik Seedhouse; Pedro Llanos; Pedro J Llanos de la Concha

doi:10.2514/6.2017-5358

Integrating SpaceShipTwo into the National Airspace System

Erik Seedhouse, Pedro Llanos, Pedro J Llanos de la Concha

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Abstract

The increasing number of commercial suborbital space flights over the next decade may lead to the development of commercial suborbital transportation. This may lead to risks to civil aviation and the hazards that may arise from the interaction of suborbital spacecraft with controlled air space. To do this the National Airspace System will need to accommodate a growing number of suborbital spacecraft. An example of one of the suborbital vehicles being developed is Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. This paper analyzes the performance of SpaceShipTwo using simulated nominal flight research data conducted at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Suborbital Spaceflight Simulator.

Original language	American English
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2017-5358
State	Published - Sep 2017
Event	AIAA SPACE Forum and Astronautics Forum and Exposition - Orlando, FL Duration: Sep 1 2017 → …

Conference

Conference	AIAA SPACE Forum and Astronautics Forum and Exposition
Period	9/1/17 → …

Keywords

commercial space operations
SpaceShipTwo
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
suborbital spaceflight simulator
National Airspace System

Disciplines

Aeronautical Vehicles
Astrodynamics
Space Vehicles

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