- 29 July 2012
- Added "Space Debris and Its Mitigation
" to the archive.
- 16 July 2012
- Space Future has been on something of a hiatus of late. With the concept of Space Tourism steadily increasing in acceptance, and the advances of commercial space, much of our purpose could be said to be achieved. But this industry is still nascent, and there's much to do. So...watch this space.
- 9 December 2010
- Updated "What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- 7 December 2008
- "What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- 30 November 2008
- Added Lynx
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Papers & Publications
Bibliographic Index and Reference Database
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| Origin: | AAS paper no. 97-460, AAS vol. 96, pp. 617–630 | ||
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| Origin: | Futron Corporation Analysis Study for NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. | ||
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| Origin: | Cities in Space. 1991, ISBN 0-441-10591-2 |
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| Origin: | IAF Congress paper No. IAA-99-IAA.1.3.03; also at www.spacefuture.com/ archive/collaboration_with_aviation_the_key_to_commercialisation_of_space_activities.shtml | ||
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| Origin: | FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation, Panel on Certification Standards for New Launch Vehicles | ||
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| Origin: | Presented at 1st STA Conference on Space Tourism, June 1999 |
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| Origin: | Presented to International Symposium on Space Tourism, Bremen, Germany, March 20-22 1997 |
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| Origin: | Asteroid Enterprises Pty Ltd | ||
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| Origin: | European Business Journal, Vol.1 No.2. February 1989 | ||
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| Origin: | AIAA 2003-0909. January 2003 (Revised April 2003) |
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| Origin: | NRA 8-27 TA 1.1. June 2000 - January 2001. AS&T Media Control Number: AS&T-P.01-01.FSTS.FRPh1.DOC |
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| Origin: | April 1999 (Adapted from an original paper published in 1996) | ||
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| Origin: | Before the U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics | ||
| Published: | 20 June 2001 | ||
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| Origin: | STATEMENT SUBMITTED IN TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SPACE AND AERONAUTICS SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SCIENCE COMMITTEE. This Hearing Is Concerned With The New U.S. Space Transportation "Initiative". 20 June 2001 | ||
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| Origin: | paper AAS 91-643, Proceedings of 4th International Space Conference of Pacific-basin Societies, AAS Vol 77, pp 329-351; also at www.spacefuture.com/archive/ history_of_the_phoenix_vtol_ssto_and_recent_developments_in_single_stage_launch_systems.shtml | ||
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| Origin: | Symposium on Impact of Space Technology on Economic Development | ||
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| Origin: | in Legal Aspects of Space Commercialization, editor K Tatsuzawa, CSP Japan, pp 13949. | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings 31st Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, IISL, pp. 296-303 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of International Symposium on Space Law, 49th IAF Congress. | ||
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| Origin: | September 2003. Presented at Space 2003, Long Beach, CA | ||
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| Origin: | The Aeronautical Journal, February 2007. Paper No. 3102. Manuscript received 31 May 2006, revised 24 October 2006 accepted 29 January 2007. This is the latest in a series of invited survey papers focusing on a specific aspect of the aerospace industry. |
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th ISCOPS, AAS Vol 96, pp 693-707 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 8th ISCOPS, Xian | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 7th ISCOPS, AAS Vol 96, pp 647-692 | ||
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| Origin: | B6.1. Presented at SPS'91 1991 |
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation | ||
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| Origin: | Invited Paper 98-o-1-O1V. 21st International Symposium On Space Technology and Science, May 24-31, 1998,Sonic City, Omiya, Japan. Re-usable Space Transportation System Session | ||
| Published: | May 24-31, 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 2nd International Symposium on Space Travel, Space Tours GmbH, in press. | ||
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| Origin: | IAA Rio Conference, Fall 2000 |
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| Origin: | ISDC 2004, 23rd Annual International Space Development Conference
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAA-98-IAA.1.5.06 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 6th IS COPS, AAS in press. | ||
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| Origin: | IAA-01-IAA-1-3-05. Presented at 52nd IAF Congress, Toulouse, France, 1 October 2001 |
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| Origin: | First published in The Space Review, Monday, 28 February 2005 | ||
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| Origin: | in Proceedings of the AIAA/ICAS International Air and Space Symposium, Dayton Ohio. | ||
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| Origin: | Presented to the Institution of Incorporated Engineers, 27 October 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 6th
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| Origin: | ISTS 94-n-26. The National Institute for Defense Studies 2-1, Nakameguro 2-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153 JAPAN |
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| Origin: | Presented at the 7th International Space Conference of Pacific Basin Societies (ISCOPS, formerly PISSTA), July 15-18, 1997, Nagasaki, JAPAN. Paper No. AAS 97-421 |
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| Origin: | Proc. 29th Colloquium on the Law of Outer Space, IISL, pp. 161-170; also at www.spacefuture.com/archive/ towards_traffic_control_systems_for_near_earth_space.shtml | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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| Origin: | Originally published in the Journal of Space Technology and Science, Vol.10 No.2 '94 autumn, pp.22-34. Revision of ISTS 94-g-22p presented at the l9th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS Yokohama), May 15-24, 1994. |
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1997 Outlook: State of the Space Industry
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| Origin: | KPMG Peat Marwick, SpaceVest, Space Publications, and Center for Wireless Telecommunications, 9. | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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A Lunar Exploration Program Based Upon Saturn-Boosted Systems
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| Origin: | Report No. DV-TR-2-60, Army Ballistic Missile Agency (ABMA), Redstone Arsenal. | ||
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A Multi Vehicle Space Carrier Fleet Cost Model for a Multi Mission Scenario
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| Origin: | ILR Mitteilung 240. Berlin: TU Berlin | ||
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A Reusable Commercial Space Transport in a World of Expendables: Development, Certification, and Operation
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| Published: | May 1989 | ||
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A Vertical Empire - The History of the UK Rocket and Space Programme, 1950-1971
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| Origin: | Imperial College Press. | ||
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An alternative to Hermes: A solution for the European space industry
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Assessing Re-usable Space vehicles
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| Origin: | Astronautics and Aeronautics. | ||
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Century's end essays on aviation
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| Origin: | Japan Aerospace Technology Society (in Japanese) | ||
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Consideration of Centre Line Different Thrust Configuration for Sub-Orbital Spaceplane Design
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| Origin: | accepted for oral presentation at National Conference on Aerospace Technology of the XXI Century (Aerotech II) organised by University Putra Malaysia and University Science Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. | ||
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Current Status of R&D for Heat Resistant Structures for Spaceplane
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| Origin: | ISTS 94-b-17 presented at 19th
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Economics of rocket-propelled aeroplanes
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| Origin: | Aeronaut Eng Review. | ||
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Economics of space and the role of government
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Economics on the space frontier: can we afford it?
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| Origin: | Space Studies Institute Update 13 No 3 pp 1-10 | ||
| Published: | 1987 | ||
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Evaluation of Funding for UK Civil Space Activity
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| Origin: | DTI Assessment Paper No 42, (URN 01/1032), | ||
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Free Flight: The Future of Air Transportation Entering the Twenty-First Century
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| Origin: | Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol 62, pp 871-914. | ||
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Global Satellite Marketplace 99
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| Origin: | New York: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., 15. | ||
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Halfway to Anywhere: The New Business Opportunities of Space
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| Origin: | Evans & Co, New York | ||
| Published: | 1996 | ||
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Hazard Analysis of Commercial Space Transportation
| Origin: | Vol.11: Space Transportation Hazards, OCST (DOT Office of Commercial Space Transportation) Report | ||
| Published: | January 1988 | ||
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Highly Reusable Space Transportation: Advanced Concepts and the Opening of the Space Frontier
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| Origin: | Proceedings of SPS 97: Energy and Space for Humanity, Paper no S7088. | ||
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Hochdrucktriebwerke für die Europäische Raumfahrt
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| Origin: | Bericht TR-819. | ||
| Published: | May 1969 | ||
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How reusable space vehicles will open the space frontier
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InFlight Oxidizer Collection Systems for Airbreathing Boosters
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| Origin: | from Developments in High-Speed-Vehicle Propulsion Systems, pp 333-384, Vol 165, AIAA Progress in Aeronautics & Astronautics | ||
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Kankoh-maru Standard Vehicle for Space Tourism
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Lower bounds on launch cost
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Man-into-Orbit Transportation Cost: History and Outlook
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| Origin: | Preprint IAF-89-695 | ||
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Opening Space
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| Origin: | Lecture at JRS 40th Anniversary Meeting, Rocket News,
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Orbital and Sub-Orbital Passenger Transport: The Key to the Commercialisation of Space
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Orbital operation of co-orbiting spacecraft with space station
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Out of This World! Towards Space Traffic Control Systems
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| Origin: | Traffic Technology International, Feb/March Issue, pp 56-60. | ||
| Published: | 1999 | ||
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Potential Benefits of British Investment in Commercial Passenger Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Memorandum to Deputy Director-General of the BNSC, May 1999, Appendix to Trade and Industry Committee Tenth Report, | ||
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Prelude to Space Travel
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| Origin: | Included in "Across the Space Frontier" edited by Cornelius Ryan. Sidgwick and Jackson Limited, London | ||
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Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor Rocket Fighter
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| Origin: | Air Force Legends Number 210. | ||
| Published: | 2000 | ||
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Rockets and Missiles
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| Origin: | Publisher - The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd; ISBN - 600 00127X | ||
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SSTO Propulsion Design
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| Origin: | AIAA-92-1384 | ||
| Published: | 1992 | ||
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Slash Costs to Open the Space Frontier
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| Origin: | Aviation Week and Space Technology, Vol 144, No 9, p 74. | ||
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Space Logistics - A Solution
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| Origin: | internal briefing | ||
| Published: | 24 February 1987 | ||
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Spaceports and New Industrialized Areas in the Pacific Basin
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| Origin: | Space Policy, 2, (4), pages 342-354 | ||
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The Astronauts - The First 25 Years of Manned Space Flight
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| Origin: | Magna Books, Leicester, United Kingdom. | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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The Auxiliary Space Fleet
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| Origin: | Final Frontier 5.2: 54 61. | ||
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The Collision Hazard in Space
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| Origin: | Journal of Astronautical Sciences, Vol.30, No.3, pp.191-212 | ||
| Published: | 1982 | ||
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The Cost Impacts of True Spaceships
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| Origin: | Journal of Practical Applications in Space, Vol.1, No.4, High Frontier, Inc., 2800 Shirlington Road, Suite 405A, Arlington, VA 22206. | ||
| Published: | 1990 | ||
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The Economic Impact of Commercial Space Transportation on the U.S. Economy: 2002 Results and Outlook for 2010
| Origin: | FAA, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation. | ||
| Published: | 2003 | ||
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The Potential of Spaceplanes
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| Origin: | JPAS, Vol 6, No 3, pp 213-265 | ||
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The Prospects for European Aerospace Transporters, part 2: A design concept for a minimum-cost aerospace transporter
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| Origin: | Journal of the Royal Aeronauocal Society, Vol. 93, No 922 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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The Prospects for European Aerospace Transporters, part 3: Applications of aerospace transporters
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The Prospects for European Aerospace Transporters, part 4: Historical and political considerations
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The Requirement of Rocket Engines for Space Tour Vehicles
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| Origin: | ISTS2000-t-14, 22nd International Symposium on Space Technology and Science, Morioka Japan | ||
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The Road from Delta Clipper Experimental to Operational SSTO
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The Rocket-Propelled Commercial Airliner
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The Space Shuttle as a Passenger Vehicle
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The issue is cost
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| Origin: | Space Studies Institute Update, Vol.13, No.2, pp.1-5. | ||
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The reusable booster paradox - aircraft technology or operations?
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Theoretische Untersuchungen zum intakten Wiedereintritt von Radionuklidgeneratoren
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| Origin: | Bericht FM-388 (MBB). | ||
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Trident, the Saga of the Unbeatable French Rocket Fighter
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| Origin: | HPM Publications. | ||
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Why SSTO rocket launch vehicles are now feasible and practical
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| Origin: | NASA Headquarters | ||
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X Prize idea gathers interest: NASA applauds private efforts
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| Origin: | Space News, Vol 7, No 21, p 22. | ||
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