The purpose of this study was to determine what cost advantages were likely to result from adoption of a Hub Spaceport operations strategy for RLV flight operations. The study found that launch cost reductions of 14% to 25% could result from basing RLV flight operations at a Hub Spaceport. The savings resuiting from more efficient utilization of RLVs was found to be greater than the savings resulting from eliminating the second launch facility.
The Cost Advantages of Basing RLV Flight Operations at a Hub Spaceport
Sixth ASCE Specialty Conference and Exposition on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space ; 1998 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Space 98 ; 203-209
1998-04-21
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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