A new space business

S1

Imagine a 38 foot tall cone with a 22 ft wide base. Hydrogen oxygen
powered, with a zero height aerospike engine, built in heat sheild at
the base. Spherical oxygen tank up front. Larger hydrogen tank
behind. Propellant feeding through a line down the center. A
toroidal space around the base, below the hydrogen tank, above the
aerospike nozzles, where 12 people sit in their own seat with their
own canopy facing outward with 180 degree view of the outside. Each
seat in its own cell that connects to a circular halway behind the
seat. The seat folds into the floor, in zero gee- making a small
cabin. There is is four foot wide column, with a dozen lockers
surrounding the propellant feed column. Each astronaut/passenger is
equipped with a mechanical counterpressure suit, that doubles as a
personal toilet - designed for long duration wearing and can survive a
re-entry.

The vehicle masses 50 tons loaded at launch. It carries 34 tons of
propellant,masses 8 tons empty, and carries 10 tons of useful
payload. Final velocity is 4.6 km/sec ideal - and it cost $20 million
to build. A fleet of three are built,and with NRE charges $100 million
for the fleet, and launch and training center in New Mexico.

It boosts at 3 gees straight up and flies to an altitude of 640 km -
then falls back to Earth for a soft touchdown and 14 minutes of
flight. A pilot, co-pilot, two helpers,and 8 paying passengers. One
ship from the fleet fly twice a week, with a 10 day turnaround after
each flight. The cost $125,000 per passenger. 4.4 gees are pulled on
the re-entry.

A typical flight consists of boost after all passengers and crews are
loaded, and after boost, there is a 11 minute period where the canopy
slides forward, and the acceleration couches extend out of the vehicle
for a space walk. Helpers assist passengers who wish to leave their
couches and go for a space walk tethere to the vehicle. The space walk
period lasts 5 minutes, and costs an extra $25,000. For an extra
$50,000 each space-walking passenger can navigate away from the
vehicle and execute a 'personal' re-entry and touchdown using their
own emergency chute. Passengers keep their suits, and professionally
made 2 hour videos describing their adventure from training to
touchdown.

$100 million per year is earned by the fleet of three vehicles and
crew and helper experience are gained - from 100 flights. Four
flights are promotional and PR sorts of flights done during Christmas
and New Year's week.

S2

A larger truncated cone, 54 feet tall, and with a 34 ft wide base,
built along the same lines as the stage described above, masses 30
tons empty carries 170 tons of propellant - and the 50 ton upper
stage. Built at a cost of $60 million each a fleet of three costs
$200 million - including NRE charges and infrastructure upgrades.

These vehicles can loft a modified 'cargo' stage to put 10 tons into
LEO, or can orbit 12 people, a crew of four and 8 passengers into
orbit. This vehicle can stay in space for up to two weeks and people
pay $1.25 million each to fly into orbit. Cargo costs $10 million to
loft into space, which includes insurance, or $10 million is earned
per flight - $1 billion is generated per year from this operation. A
single stage 40 passenger ballistic transport is also considered to
augment airliner services between points on Earth.

S3

A larger truncated cone, 93 feet tall, built along the same lines as
the previous two stages, masses 150 tons empty carries 850 tons of
propellant and the 250 tons of upper stages. Built at a cost of $240
million each a fleet of three costs $1,000 million - including NRE
charges and infrastructure upgrades.

These vehicles can loft a modified 'cargo' stage to put 50 tons into
LEO, or with a third cargo stage the system can put 10 tons into GEO
or 10 tons on a lunar free return trajectory, or 10 tons on an escape
trajectory - with return of the vehicle. Also, 12 people, consisting
of a crew of four and 8 passengers can be launched into a lunar free
return trajectory which includes several orbits of the moon before
returning to Earth. No moon landing. A single stage 300 passenger
ballistic transport is also considered to augment airliner services
between points on Earth - hourly flights between LA and NYC - lasting
12 minutes are maintained by a single vehicle. A militarized version
can deploy 240 fully armed troops anywhere in the world in minutes,
from US bases.

Cargo costs $100 million to loft into space which includes insurance,
or $12.5 million per passenger - for a two week journey around the
moon. $10 billion is generated per year from this operation. Special
costing arrangements are entered into for special ballistic transport
services.

S4

A larger truncated cone 156 feet tall, built along the same lines as
the previous three stages, masses 750 tons empty, carries 4,250 tons
of propellant and the 1,250 tons of upper stages. Built at a cost of
$960 million each, a fleet of three costs $3.5 billion - including NRE
charges and infrstructure upgrades.

These vehicles can loft a modified 'cargo' stage that puts 250 tons
into LEO, or with a third cargo stage, the system can put 50 tons into
GEO, or 50 tons on a lunar free return trajectory, or 50 tons on an
escape trajectory - with return of the vehicle.

Also, 12 people consisting of a crew of four and 8 passengers can be
launched toward the moon to land there and take off - which includes
up to 4 days on the lunar surface. Furthermore, 4 people, consisting
of all crew,can be launched to mars, aerobrake to land there, and take
off to return to Earth - which requires up to two years journey and
the use of solar panels to power the vehicle for long duration.

Cargo costs $500 million to loft into space which includes insurance,
or $62.5 million per passenger - for a two week journey to the moon,
including a 4 day stay on the lunar surface. The MMU used throughout
the early program is adapted for lunar travel by rocket belt up to 200
miles from the landing point. Mars travel is by special arrangement
and costs $2 billion for vehicle lease and operations. Up to $50
billion is earned per year from vehicle operations.

S5

A larger booster 3,750 tons empty carries 21,250 tons of propellant
and carries 6,250 in payload or upper stages. Built at a cost of $3.4
billion each, a fleet of three cost $12 billion - including NRE
charges and infrastructure upgrades.

These vehicles loft a modified 'cargo' stage that puts 1,250 tons into
LEO, or with a third cargo stage, the system puts 250 tons into GEO,
or 250 tons on a lunar free return trajectory, or 250 tons on an
escape trajectory - with return of the vehicle.

Also, 48 people consisting of a crew of 8 are landed on the and
returned to Earth - which includes up to 4 days on the lunar surface.
A lunar cargo version may deploy 50 tons on the moon and return 50
tons to Earth, or deploy 110 tons one way returning empty.

Furthermore, 14 people, consisting of 8 crew, and 6 passengers may be
launched to mars, aerobrake to land there, and take off to return to
Earth - which requires up to two years journey and the use of solar
panels to power the vehicle for long duration. Up to 50 tons of cargo
may be deployed on Mars, or 110 tons one way, with refueling on Mars
using local water.

Cargo costs $1,500 million to loft into space which includes
insurance, or $37.5 million per passenger - for a two week journey to
the moon, including a 4 day stay on the lunar surface. The MMU used
throughout the early program is adapted for lunar travel by rocket
belt up to 200 miles from the landing point. Mars travel is by
special arrangement and costs $6 billion for vehicle lease and
operations. Up to $150 billion is earned per year from vehicle
operations.


SPECIAL PAYLOADS - SERVICES

120 ton LEO payload to sun-synch polar orbit is sufficient to carry 24
satellites each massing 5 tons - into a coplanar orbit. 30 launches
place 720 satellites into a single constellation which provides a
global wireless broadband service, which generates a $150 billion in
revenue each year. We offer telecom services, including handsets or
datapoints, for $12 per year unlimited global communications.

50 tons in GEO is a proof-of-concept power satellite that collects
sunlight with a thin film concentrator over a 2.5 sq km disc of film,
1,785 meters in diameter. The satellite generates 1.4 GW of laser
energy to beam to a 2.5 sq km ground station near the launch center to
generate 1.4 GW 24/7 The satellite costs $100 million including
ground station - and generates $500 million per year when selling
power at $0.04 per kWh. We offer power generation services, including
ground stations and intertie, for $500 million down and $500 million
per year. We build own and operate the facility, buyer obtains all
power output.

250 tons in GEO provides full scale power satellite that collects
sunlight with thin filmconcentrator over a 25 sq km disc of film 5,640
meters in diameter. The satellite generates 14 GW of laser energy to
beam to a large number of small users on the ground anytime the
satellite is visible. The satellite costs $700 million including
ground stations and genrates $5 billion per year. We build own and
operate the facility, buyers obtain recievers in 10 kW increments at a
cost of $500 for equipment deposit and $150 per month - for up to
3,625 kWh - with $0.04 per kWh for additional usage.