IGF::OT::IGF GTL HAS BEEN DEVELOPING THREE TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DISRUP…

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IGF::OT::IGF GTL HAS BEEN DEVELOPING THREE TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO DISRUPT THE TRADITIONAL LAUNCH VEHICLE PARADIGM. BHL COMPOSITE CRYOTANK TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES A FOUR TIMES IMPROVEMENT OVER LARGE AL-LI TANKS, OFFERING A 6 PERCENTAGE POINT IMPROVEMENT IN STAGE PMF. SUPERIOR STABILITY ENGINE IS AN INNOVATIVE LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE CONFIGURED TO MAXIMIZE COMBUSTION STABILITY MARGIN WHILE ALSO MAXIMIZING ENGINE PERFORMANCE. NORPS IS A NON-HELIUM GAS GENERATOR SYSTEM THAT CAN BE USED TO PRESSURIZE THE PROPELLANT TANKS FOR 1/3 THE MASS AND 1/10 THE VOLUME OF A COMPARABLE HELIUM BASED SYSTEM. THE ADVANCED CRYOGENIC EXPENDABLE (ACE) BOOSTER DESIGN USES THESE TECHNOLOGIES TO ACHIEVE HIGH PERFORMANCE AND LOW COST IN A SMALL VEHICLE. WHEN IMPLEMENTED IN AN OPTIMIZED DESIGN, THE ACE TECHNOLOGIES OFFER REVOLUTIONARY PERFORMANCE. IN THE PROPOSED PHASE I EFFORT, GTL WILL PERFORM A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STUDY TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF DESIGN CONSTRAINTS ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ACE TECHNOLOGIES. FROM THIS, AN OPTIMIZED DESIGN WILL BE DEVELOPED. A TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP WILL BE CREATED TO SHOW HOW THE CAPABILITIES CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE NEAR TERM.