Abstract
Extensive experience acquired over more than 20 years in the design and operation of unmanned recoverable satellite vehicles is directly applicable for the economical development of escape systems for a variety of present and planned manned orbital programs. The manned orbital space escape system (MOSES) described herein is a direct outgrowth of these unmanned vehicles. It employs a thoroughly flight-proven aerodynamic configuration, a currently operational heat protection system for vehicles of this type, and functional procedures which have resulted in outstanding reliability over hundreds of successful flights and recoveries. As a media for illustrating the significant physical and operational aspects of integrating the MOSES into a primary manned orbital system, a hypothetical application to an early space operations center configuration is defined and discussed.
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