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)
Cost of lunar travel
SAE -- Paper
SAE Meeting ; 1961
1961
9 pages
Conference paper
English
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