Re: DIY space transport

Actually, something like Pete proposes could be quite useful.
However, it is not sufficient to go to Mars or to the moon or
to the asteroids.

This does not necessarily mean that we need heavy lift.
As Rand points out, we need cheap lift. The main requirement
is for propellants. If staging from LEO or HEO is the way to go
--which I feel is far superior to direct ascent--then one should
not care how the propellants get to the tank farm, only how
much the propellants cost in orbit.

But back to Pete's original, excellent post, a low-cost, one-person
space transport would be very interesting and useful.

Best regards,
Len (Cormier)
PanAero, Inc.
x@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (change x to len)
http://www.tour2space.com

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