Three different space transportation systems are discussed in view of improving the cost/benefit ratio per mission. Different approaches include recoverable and reusable material, various simple designs for each stage used in an expendable mode, and multistage vehicles made up of an appropriate number of the same basic modules. Even taking into consideration mass production savings on equipment developed on the simplified high modular structure principle and the possibility of low cost propellants, cost analysis results show that no other system seems as promising for long run transportation cost reduction as the reusable, highly refined systems now available.


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    Title :

    Low Cost Space Transportation


    Contributors:
    H. O. Ruppe (author) / R. H. Schmucker (author) / W. Dittberner (author) / D. Hayn (author) / M. Braitinger (author)

    Publication date :

    1978


    Size :

    40 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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