NASA fe. £m NASA SP-8108 SPACE VEHICLE!< ry, DESIGN CRITERIA =~ “ An (STRUCTURES) ey os ly ADVANCED © COMPOSITE STRUCTURES o DECEMBER 1974 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATIONFOREWORD NASA experience has indicated a need for uniform criteria for the design of space vehicles. Accordingly, criteria are being developed in the following areas of technology Environment Structures Guidance and Control Chemical Propulsion Individual components of this work will be issued as separate monographs as soon as they are completed. A list of all published monographs in this series can be found at the end of this document. These monographs are to be regarded as guides to the formulation of design requirements and specifications by NASA Centers and project offices. This monograph was prepared under the cognizance of the Langley Research Center. ‘The Task Managers were W. C. Thornton and J. R. Hall. The authors were C. W. Rogers and D.L. Reed of General Dynamics Corporation. A number of other individuals assisted in developing the material and reviewing the drafts. In particular, the significant contributions made by the following are hereby acknowledged: H. P. Adam, F. Cherry, L.B. Greszezuk, and D.M. Purdy of McDonnell Douglas Corporation; F. J. Darmes of Rockwell International Corporation; J. R. Eisenmann, B. E. Kaminski, M.R. Scales, and D. J. Wilkins of General Dynamics Corporation; R. N. Hadcock of Grumman Aerospace Corporation; R. R. June of The Boeing Company; L. W. Lassiter of Lockheed-Georgia Company; and J. P. Peterson and C.C. Poe of NASA Langley Research Center. NASA plans to update this monograph periodically as appropriate. Comments and recommended changes in the technical content are invited and should be forwarded to the attention of the Structures and Dynamics Division, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23665. December 1974ths National Technical Information Service renin 22161