Economic feasibility of all-rocket approach to reusable launch system is investigated considering following types -- all-expendable launch vehicle, Titan IIIC; second version for recovery of payloads includes reusable reentry vehicle, TIIIC-RV; new recoverable launch system, Partial Astrorocket -- stage 1 is recovered and reused; second version for recovery of payloads includes reusable re-entry vehicle, PAR-RV; new fully recoverable launch system, Astrorocket; both stages are recovered and stage 2 has inherent capability for payload recovery; it is shown that economic feasibility of reusable launch systems is influenced strongly by need for payload recovery.
Economic justification of reusable rocket vehicles
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1965 Recovery
1965
10 pages
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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