Re: >>> "Boeing To Study Liquid Fly Back Shuttle Boosters For NASA" >>>

On Nov 25, 7:15 pm, kT <cos...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
BradGuth wrote:
Big enough LRBs could manage to accomplish LEO, especially if their
inert mass (including whatever payload) isn't much over the 10% mark.
Think of using nearly 100% composites and of otherwise a few super
alloys.

These massive LRBs themselves could even have a three of those strap-
on SRBs if necessary. The primary/core rocket itself might have to
remain as conventional LH2/LOx format.

That's a lotta burnt toast.

But our NASA is really good at making such spendy "burnt toast" (as
well as w/crew), so they might as well sell off those first stage LRBs
or SRB seats just for the hell of it.

BTW, it takes more fly-by-rocket energy and much less inert mass than
any Saturn V in order to get nearly 50 tonnes so quickly into orbiting
our moon. But of course you and most others of this infowar/
infomercial community of such all-knowing wizards must already have
known at least that much.
-- Brad Guth
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