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AI Overview: An expendable launch system, or launch vehicle, is designed to transport payloads from Earth's surface into space, either sub-orbital or orbital. Most launch vehicles are expendable, which allows for the transport of heavier payloads but results in costly losses of equipment post-launch. Sub-orbital rockets typically use multiple stages to achieve the required performance. Companies are now developing reusable systems like SpaceX's Falcon 9 and Starship, which aim to lower overall costs by allowing for component reuse. The choice of an expendable launch system depends on factors such as spaceport location, payload mass, and mission orbit.
Launch Vehicles
A launch vehicle, or carrier rocket, is designed to transport payloads from Earth's surface into space, either sub-orbital or orbital. Sub-orbital rockets are less powerful, using multiple stages for adequate performance. Most launch vehicles are expendable, allowing for heavier payloads but resulting in expensive equipment loss. Companies like SpaceX are developing reusable rockets such as Falcon 9 and Starship, which have parts that can be reused. The choice of launch vehicle depends on factors like spaceport location, payload mass, and desired orbit.
Orbital Launch Systems
This page provides a navigational box for categorizing various orbital launch systems within the domain of spaceflight.
Space Launch System
The Space Launch System (SLS) is a U.S. government-funded rocket system designed for deep space exploration missions, including crewed missions to Mars. It is developed by NASA as part of its Artemis program.
Space Launch System
The Space Launch System (SLS) is a NASA super heavy-lift rocket, the second most powerful ever built, designed to replace the retired Space Shuttle. SLS features modified components from the Space Shuttle and new designs, with its first crewed flight, Artemis 3, anticipated in Q3 of 2025. It has three main variants: Block 1, Block 1B, and Block 2, each optimized for different missions, with increasingly powerful configurations.
Air Launch to Orbit
This page covers the concept of air-launching payloads to orbit, a launch method that involves launching a rocket from a carrier aircraft at high altitude, which can improve efficiency and flexibility compared to traditional ground launches.
LauncherOne
LauncherOne is a two-stage orbital launch vehicle developed by Virgin Orbit, which was in development from 2007 to 2020. It is an air-launched rocket capable of carrying small satellite payloads into Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO). The first successful flight occurred on 17 January 2021, making it the first all liquid-fuelled air-launched orbital rocket. A prior test flight on 25 May 2020 was unsuccessful as the rocket failed to reach space.
Portable Applications
This page redirects to information about portable applications, which are software programs designed to run without installation on a computer system.
MenuetOS
MenuetOS is a lightweight, open-source operating system designed for x86 architecture, focusing on performance and simplicity.
List of Operating Systems
This document provides a comprehensive list of various operating systems developed for computers, including early systems, proprietary systems, Unix-like and POSIX-ready systems, as well as hobbyist and fictional operating systems. Notable mentions include CTSS, Unix, MS-DOS, Windows, iOS, and various systems developed by companies like IBM, Apple, and Microsoft.
OpenZaurus
OpenZaurus is a Debian-based embedded Linux distribution designed for the Sharp Zaurus PDA. The project was officially discontinued on April 26, 2007, with future developments directed towards the Ångström distribution for embedded systems.