Reusable space vehicles are defined as Earth orbital transports, global range transports and interorbital ferry vehicles, advantages and disadvantages are shown and six basic design criteria are established; 17 potential civilian and military applications of Earth orbital and global transports are discussed; commercial application of global transport has potential market and should govern development of systems specifications of reusable transport, which could serve Earth orbital and global markets; problem areas include choice of propulsion systems and propellants for first stage, horizontal vs vertical takeoff, ground accelerating devices, lift/drag ratio of second stage and stage concepts.


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    Title :

    Mission applications of orbital and global range transports


    Additional title:

    Brit Interplanetary Soc -- J


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :




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