Re: Super-heavy lift reusable launcher

Ian Parker <ianparker2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:On 9 Aug, 23:35, Fred J. McCall <fmcc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:> Ian Parker <ianpark...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
:>
:> :
:> :You are assuming that heavy lift is need for SSP. In fact what you
:> :require is the phase locking of small (a few Kw) units.
:> :
:>
:> That may be what YOU require, but is anyone proposing building one
:> that way?
:>
:> Why do I doubt it?
:>
:
:Its the onlt logical way to do it. Having large parabolic mirrors at
:GEO is totally impractical.
:

Oh, is it? Why is that?

While you're at it, why do you need "large parabolic mirrors at GEO"
for SSP?

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