Reference is made to "Ten Year Program of Space Technology" (see Engineering Index 1961 p 1601); question is examined how joint European program would fit into development of exploration and exploitation of space and how it might be established in competition or in cooperation with space programs of United States and Soviet Union or other nations; it is found that development of recoverable first stage is essential to any European program; all-up-weight of vehicle might be less than 250,000 kg or no more than 2 1/2 times that of present ELDO vehicle, but payload would be about 20 times that of latter; international collaboration in space technology.
Requirements for space programme
Spaceflight
Spaceflight ; 6 , n 1
1964
5 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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