A summary of these viewgraphs is: ROTVs (reusable orbit transfer vehicles)enable space tugs and space salvage. ROTV for space transportation has a lot to prove to PLS. Ground based better than space based ROTV. ROTV propulsion technologies to consider chemical rockets have limited mission capture, solar thermal rockets capture most missions but LH2 issues, and electric has highest PL without volume constraint. All technologies require more money to enable ROTV.


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    Title :

    Reusable Orbit Transfer Vehicle Propulsion Technology Considerations


    Contributors:
    D. Perkins (author)

    Publication date :

    1998


    Size :

    12 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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