A Space & astronomy forum. SpaceBanter.com

Go Back   Home » SpaceBanter.com forum » Space Science » Policy
Site Map Home Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

Commercial spaceflight & then what?



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old August 8th 03, 01:46 AM
Hop David
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Commercial spaceflight & then what?



Joann Evans wrote:


That's what tanker vehicles (where additional fuel is the payload)
are for....


Googled "tanker space vehicles". Is Argus a typical model?
www.iafastro.com/archives/pap02/ Aabst/IAC-02-V.P.10.pdf
says a 256.3 MT Argus or a 218.6 MT pure tanker Argus could deliver 9.07
MT to LEO. If there were 320 flights/year either version could provide
LEO fuel at $375/kg.

Is 320 flights a year what is hoped for? That'd be a launch most every
day (excepting Sundays).

Hop
http://clowder.net/hop/index.html

 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
NASA Selects Commercial Space Ride For Technology Experiment Ron Baalke Technology 0 September 4th 03 06:15 PM
Management, mandate, and manned spaceflight Greg Kuperberg Space Shuttle 55 July 30th 03 11:53 PM
Management, mandate, and manned spaceflight Greg Kuperberg Policy 48 July 30th 03 11:53 PM
Congress Subcommittee Hearing on Commercial Human Spaceflight Centurion509 Policy 0 July 23rd 03 01:30 AM
Commercial ISS Modules? BenignVanilla Space Station 7 July 13th 03 03:33 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 02:22 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2025 SpaceBanter.com.
The comments are property of their posters.