SpaceSIDE
With the new vision and mandate for NASA of Lunar and
Mars exploration in the relatively near future, it has become imperative to develop
more comprehensive software that would allow a “system-of-systems” analysis of space vehicles. SpaceSIDE will include rocket
systems for Earth-to-orbit, in-space propulsion, electro-magnetic and nuclear propulsion
options, and later, Lunar and Martian base designs. The SpaceSIDE (Space SIDE),
created by the ASTROX Corporation, is an excellent tool for system building. User
is provided basic components which can be put together to form larger systems. User
also has the ability to create new components from scratch and mix them with existing
components and systems.
What’s in SpaceSIDE?
Built-in Parametric Designs for:
- Rockets
- Electrical Propulsion
- Nuclear Propulsion
- Selected Air-breathing
RLV’s
- Related Components
Key Features of SpaceSIDE:
- It can build ANY system
such as SSTO, TSTO, 3STO with ANY combination of air-breathing, rocket, nuclear,
or electric sub-systems
- Systems are then registered
and stored in their directories e.g. SSTODir, TSTODir, RocketDir, InSpaceDir, LunarDir,
MarsDir etc.
- Geometries are available
for further detailed CFD analysis if needed
- Important Capability of
SpaceSIDE is that the rocket and other vehicles can be sized until “closed”
- Heat balanced
- Choice of fuels
- Vehicle and wings sized
- Modular - 17 Dynamic Linked
Libraries (DLL’s), over 200 subroutines
- Rocket Systems (over 21
different commercially available and research rockets included)
- Previous Nozzle, External
Surface, Wings and new Ogive+cylinder components used to create rocket geometry
- Combustion Chamber components
- Propulsion components
for rocket engines, nuclear and electric propulsion, and air-breathing engines
- Propellant Usage components
- Interplanetary Trajectory
components
- Re-entry performance
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