![]() |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
I'm trying to imgaine cheap space flight. I'd also like to see it
sooner rather than later. Given this I believe we are limited to chemical rockets. What's the cheapest cost to orbit a chemical rocket is likely to yield in the next fifty years? Will we see $100/pound to orbit? How about $10/pound? And what underlying technology will this rocket use? Note: Please avoid the use of wormholes and unobtanium. Please don't say "carbon nanotubes will solve everything" unless you also believe that we will build 50,000 lbs structures in carbon nanotubes sometime in the next 50 years. We're looking reasonably far into the future (50 years or less) but trying to limit ourselves to chemical rockets and things that can actually be built and used. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
National Space Policy: NSDD-42 (issued on July 4th, 1982) | Stuf4 | Space Shuttle | 150 | July 28th 04 07:30 AM |
Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide | Steven S. Pietrobon | Space Shuttle | 0 | April 2nd 04 12:01 AM |
Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide | Steven S. Pietrobon | Space Shuttle | 0 | February 2nd 04 03:33 AM |
International Space Station Science - One of NASA's rising stars | Jacques van Oene | Space Station | 0 | December 27th 03 01:32 PM |
Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide | Steven S. Pietrobon | Space Shuttle | 0 | September 12th 03 01:37 AM |