AEROSPACE TRANSPORT SYSTEM

摘要

The proposed aerospace transport system comprises a reusable aerospace vehicle (1) provided with a rocket propulsion system and landing engines and several take-off boosters (2) in the form of aerodynamic aircraft capable of flying and landing independently. According to the invention, the reusable aerospace vehicle (1) is discus-shaped with a relative thickness of between 0.10 and 0.45. The heavy-duty framework of the reusable aerospace vehicle is formed by a rigid heavy-duty torus (3) which forms the edge of the hull, and by a rigid heavy-duty payload capsule (5) which is attached to the torus by an inner suspension element (4). The rigid heavy-duty torus (3) has an eccentricity of between 0.025 and 0.050. The hull of the reusable aerospace vehicle (1) has a soft gas-impermeable outer skin in two skin sections, namely, an upper skin section (6) and a lower skin section (7). The upper skin section (6) is attached at its edge to the heavy-duty torus (3). The lower skin section (7) is attached at its major edge to the heavy-duty torus (3) and at its minor edge to the payload capsule (5). Within the outer skin are balloons (8) which are attached to the heavy-duty torus (3) and to the payload capsule (5) and filled with lighter-than-air gas (hydrogen). The balloons (8) are provided with devices for feeding hydrogen to the propulsion system engines and for refilling with lighter-than-air gas. The propulsion system engines of the reusable aerospace vehicle (1) are mounted on the heavy-duty torus (3) preferably at the rear section of the hull.