Re: SPACE PRIZE

From: Renee Keller (kellerr13_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 07/26/04 

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 02:39:55 GMT

"Charles Buckley" <rijrunner@frii.com> wrote in message
news:41044500$0$208$75868355@news.frii.net...
> Renee Keller wrote:
> >
>
>
> The point you are missing is that the driver here is *cost*, not
> technology. Why SSTO? Why HTHL? Why not TSTO RLV?
>

Because it was already done, over 40 years ago. Time to move forward.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: reusable motors
    ... > high costs projected for the development ... or in the real world of technology PLUS economics PLUS ... stage to orbit capability with a small payload. ... complete launch vehicle but this demonstrates that an expendable SSTO ...
    (sci.space.policy)
  • Re: Manned space flight after the moon landing
    ... Just because SSTO hasn't been done, doesn't mean that it isn't possible. ... payload is only a few percent of the dry mass if the vehicle is cheap to ... technology". ... NASA tried to be too aggressive and cram too ...
    (sci.space.history)
  • Re: NASA Outsourcing J-2X Nozzle
    ... Findley" made the phosphor on my monitor ... glow in such a way as to indicate that: ... technology to build an SSTO. ... it "proved" that we didn't have the technology to build a reusable ...
    (sci.space.policy)