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IAC-05- D.1.3.04 MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION OF SPACE TRANSPORATION SYSTEMS Naoshi Kuratani Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) 7-44-1 Jindaiji-Higashi-Machi, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8522, JAPAN kuratani.naoshi@jaxa.jp Hirokazu Suzuki, Robert A. Goehlich Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) 7-44-1 Jindaiji-Higashi-Machi, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8522, JAPAN hirokazu@chofu.jaxa.jp, rgoehlich@yahoo.de ABSTRACT Cost estimation at the conceptual design phase is one of the most critical items to assess the feasibility of future space transportation systems and to establish the technical scenarios for them. Multidisciplinary optimization involving some subroutines as represented by cost estimation is strongly required to assess the reasonable and feasible systems. Therefore, “Systems Evaluation and Analysis Tool (SEAT)” is under development in JAXA. This study describes TRANSCOST 7.1 based cost estimation, compares with the life-cycle-costs of some space transportation systems’ concepts relatively, and discusses the effectiveness and limitations associated with this estimation. The partially reusable launch vehicle, TYPE-BR, is one of the most reasonable and feasible space transportation systems from the point of view of life-cycle-cost in this study. 1. Introduction achieve higher performance and reliability New and future space transportation systems space transportation systems. to realize “Easy access to space” make