Thread: NASA changing opinion on the Direct HLV launcher.
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Old October 14th 10, 09:31 PM posted to sci.space.policy,sci.astro,sci.physics,sci.space.history
William Mook[_2_]
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Default NASA changing opinion on the Direct HLV launcher.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/30943696/ETDHLRLV
http://www.scribd.com/doc/31261680/Etdhlrlv-Addendum
http://www.scribd.com/doc/35439593/S...-Satellite-GEO

I have proposed a privately funded $12 billion program - $7 billion
for the launcher, $5 billion for the satellite - to place a satellite
that beams 10,000 MW to Earth. At $0.05 per kWh the satellite is
worth over $75 billion the day its switched on.