Rough cost estimates of lunar transportation systems involving relatively conventional rockets; typical chemical fuel cost expected to be of order of 2¢ sign;/lb for liquid oxygen, and 25¢ sign;/lb for liquid hydrogen; direct-operating costs, launch and development costs; cost of lunar transportation by conventional chemical propulsion seems to be extremely high, but can be substantially improved by going to high-energy recoverable systems and even more by nuclear recoverable rockets. (See also SAE -- Paper 302H for meeting Jan 9-13 1961 9 p)


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    Title :

    Cost of lunar travel


    Additional title:

    SAE -- J


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    3 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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