Jupiter (DIRECT v3.0) 120 LEO Cargo Extended

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DIRECT v3.0 Jupiter-120

Jupiter (DIRECT v3.0) 120 LEO Cargo Extended

1:110 Scale

H:79.1 cmD:7.6 cm

~82 bricks tall~10 studs wide

Concept Date2010-01-01

Family: STS·Program: DIRECT

Designer: NASA·Operator: NASA·Commissioner: NASA

2 Stages

Height / Length

87 m

Diameter

8.4 m

LEO Capacity

44,000 kg

Mission Profile

Jupiter (DIRECT v3.0) 120 LEO Cargo Extended is a heavy-lift launch vehicle variant from the grassroots DIRECT proposal, featuring an extended payload fairing configuration on the 87-meter two-stage vehicle using Space Shuttle Main Engines and solid rocket boosters. Studied around 2010, this extended-fairing version could deliver 44,000 kg to LEO while accommodating larger-diameter payloads such as propulsion stages or habitation modules. The DIRECT proposals were reviewed by NASA but the Space Launch System architecture was ultimately selected.

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