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Spaceflight revolution /
A revolution in spaceflight is likely soon, with the prospect of everyday access to orbit. Costly ballistic missiles used to launch vehicles will be replaced by "spaceplanes", using technology that already exists. In a few years' time, a prototype could be built, and with further deta...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London : River Edge, NJ :
Imperial College Press ; Distributed by World Scientific,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- pt. 1. Past, present, predicted future. Spaceplane history
- Recent developments
- Way ahead
- pt. 2. Spaceplane potential. Spaceplane low-cost potential
- Orbital infrastructure
- The spaceplane spage age
- pt. 3. Timescale. Technical feasibility
- Safety
- Maturity
- Market
- Development cost
- Design logic
- Breaking the mould
- Benefits
- Conclusions
- Appendix 1. Comparison between Sänger and Boeing 747
- Appendix 2. Propellant mass fraction estimates.