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.
Mission applications of orbital and global range transports
Brit Interplanetary Soc -- J
British Interplanetary Society -- Journal ; 20 , n 3
1965
10 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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