Rough cost estimates of lunar transportation systems involving relatively conventional rockets; typical chemical fuel cost expected to be of order of 2¢/lb for liquid oxygen, and 25¢/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 abstract in SAE -- J v 69 n 5 May 1961 p 85-7)


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    Title :

    Cost of lunar travel


    Additional title:

    SAE -- Paper


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    SAE Meeting ; 1961



    Publication date :

    1961


    Size :

    9 pages


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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