Space shuttle and heavy lift launch vehicle concepts are described with attention to transportation cost trends. Chemical (LOX/LH2), nuclear, and electric propulsion systems are considered. Suggested space shuttle projects include the support of manned geosynchronous missions and the transfer of bulk cargo and large-delicate space structures from fabrication/assembly orbits to their operational locations. It is thought that development of the space shuttle will stimulate interest in space industrialization.
Transportation concepts for space industrialization
Bicentennial Space Symposium on New themes for space: Mankind''s future needs and aspirations ; 1976 ; Washington, DC
1977-01-01
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English
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