A feasibility study of extraterrestrial disposal of radioactive waste is reported. This report covers the initial work done on only one part of the NASA study, that evaluates and compares possible space destinations and space transportation systems. The currently planned space shuttle was found to be more cost effective than current expendable launch vehicles by about a factor of 2. The space shuttle requires a third stage to perform the waste disposal missions. Depending on the particular mission, this third stage could be either a reusable space tug or an expendable stage such as a Centaur. (Author)


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    Title :

    Study of Extraterrestrial Disposal of Radioactive Wastes. Part 1: Space Transportation and Destination Considerations for Extraterrestrial Disposal of Radioactive Wastes


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    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    64 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English