The India Space Agency announced that its Ballistic Astronautical Base
Unit will untilize a totally different method for lifting heavy payloads
to orbit. Rather than use a reaction motor based on hypergolic oxidation
(for example hydrozene and nitric acid mixes) it will use 22,000 meters
of hemp fibre to gently lift the casule to a geocentric orbit and side
thrusters to provide the tangential velocity. Rather than the usual
ratio of 95 percent fuel (at launch) and five percent payload, the BABU
will have a payload to lifter ration of 10:1. This is a revolutionary
break through on the part of IAS. Rather than reinvent the wheel (as it
were) they have re-invented the Rope.
Re: Cant We call the early Atlas a SSTO? ... propellants helping to minimize tank mass.... its first stage could have taken 1-2klb of payload into ... (The standard engines...higher orbit, you probablydo have to add an upper stage. ... (sci.space.history)
India Space Agency: A totally new propulsion system ... The India Space Agency announced that its Ballistic Astronautical Base Unit will untilize a totally different method for lifting heavy payloads to orbit.... Rather than the usual ratio of 95 percent fuel and five percent payload, the BABU will have a payload to lifter ration of 10:1. ... (sci.econ)
India Space Agency: A totally new propulsion system ... The India Space Agency announced that its Ballistic Astronautical Base Unit will untilize a totally different method for lifting heavy payloads to orbit.... Rather than the usual ratio of 95 percent fuel and five percent payload, the BABU will have a payload to lifter ration of 10:1. ... (sci.econ)
Re: Brown Bess Again ... boost 130 tonnes to low earth orbit - roughly equalling the current ... same payload - and for less money without a doubt. ... Let me get this straight again, Saturn V on Steroids. ... NASA could probably launch one of these per month, ... (sci.space.policy)
Re: Per Magnetbahn ins All ... place a net payload of about 200 kg into orbit at a cost of $ 600 per kg. ...Payload: 600 kg. ...Total Mass: 2,000 kg. ... Die baby-Babylon Gun die bereits fertig war, ... (de.sci.raumfahrt)
