在下一个十年(系指八十年代——译者注),液体推进装置业务无疑要受到把航天飞机投入全面使用所作努力的影响。假定在八十年代初期把此事办成,那么就会得到资金,把已在图板上的液体推进技术投入使用,并且着手研究新的方案和扩充基本的研究与技术。空间运输系统的使用,将决定新系统和液体火箭技术在今后若干年的发展趋向。如果能够象五十年代和六十年代那样对先进的液体推进系统立即作出许诺的话,我们相信在八十年代期间就会取得下列进展。航天飞机推进装置:航天飞机主发动机方案旨 In the next decade, the liquid propulsion unit business undoubtedly will be affected by the efforts to put the space shuttle into full use. Assuming that this was done in the early 1980s, funds would be available to put liquid propulsion technology on board and to start researching new programs and expanding basic research and technology. The use of space transportation systems will determine the development trend of new systems and liquid rockets technologies in the coming years. If we were able to make immediate promises of advanced liquid propulsion systems as we did in the 1950s and 1960s, we believe the following advances will be made during the 1980s. Space Shuttle Propulsion: Space Shuttle Main Engine Program Purpose