On Sep 22, 9:20*am, William Mook wrote:
Reusable boosters are smaller lighter and less costly - according to
Lockheed.

http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,220472,00.html

VTOVL is the way to go.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/30943696/ETDHLRLV

to launch significant payloads cheaply.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/35439593/S...-Satellite-GEO

We start with a small sub-scale version built around RL10 engine parts
making up an annular (circular) aerospike engine. *This lifts 35
tonnes into LEO.

With this capability we build a telecommunications network that earns
significant money at the outset. *We also use it to test on a small
scale, solar power satellite systems.

We then build the larger system outlined above, capable of lifting 700
tonnes into LEO. *This supports deployment of the 10,000 MW power
satellite system described.

The smaller vehicle fleet is then used as a test bed for improved
performance. *Suspending lithium particles coated with frozen methane
increases energy density and fuel density. *Mixing fluorine with
oxygen increases energy and fuel density further.

Once the pump and injector and thrust chamber changes are made to
operate reliably, along with procedures to minimize adverse effects of
exhaust - the smaller system increases to 100 tonnes LEO capability
and when applied to the larger system, 2,000 tonnes to LEO are
possible.

This increases our capabilities - to 30,000 MW at Earth and over 1 TW
satellite pairs.

We then migrate to laser propelled rocket engines for further
improvements.

But since you're never going to be officially in charge of anything
that involves a cent of public loot, or even that of private investors
loot, and those you keep sucking up to as right here within these
Usenet/newsgroups have no honest intentions of ever doing anything
except being as topic/author stalking, naysay and obstructive as
possible, means that you're screwed as well as that of humanity simply
gets to do without anything Mook.

Too bad that you seem to think there are no serial bad guys, no nasty
cabals, cartels or special interest conspiracies, and no need of ever
revising history in order to reflect the actual truth(s) of what has
been holding us back. Instead, you just keep proving to us that the
past, present and future are simply as good as it's ever going to get,
because William Mook is just another silly flash in the pan that'll
never deliver any benefit to humanity unless you manage to outlive
most everyone else.

"A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents
and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents
eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with
it." / Max Planck

Good luck with that longevity plan of yours.

~ BG