- 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
to the Vehicle Designs page.
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KEY DOCUMENTS
Here are some key documents from the archive to get you started:
- What the Growth of a Space Tourism Industry Could Contribute to Employment, Economic Growth, Environmental Protection, Education, Culture and World Peace
- Space Tourism Market Demand and the Transportation Infrastructure
- General Public Space Travel and Tourism
- Artificial Gravity and the Architecture of Orbital Habitats
- Prospects of Space Tourism
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Papers & Publications
Bibliographic Index and Reference Database
This is the categorised bibliographic index.
- To read a paper in the archive select its title from the list of entries below.
- Choose Full Entry to view full details and a list of associated terms, references and back-references.
- Use the topic categories to navigate and view documents in parent and sub-categories.
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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 | ||
| Published: | 1999 | ||
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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 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: | Proc. 9th ISCOPS | ||
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| Origin: | AIAA 2003-0909. January 2003 (Revised April 2003) |
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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 | ||
| Published: | 1991 | ||
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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. | ||
| Published: | 1998 | ||
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| Origin: | September 2003. Presented at Space 2003, Long Beach, CA | ||
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| Origin: | August 1989 | ||
| Published: | August 1989 | ||
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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: | 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: | 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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A French Concept for an Aerospace Transporter
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| Origin: | Presented to SAE Space Technology Conference, Palo Alto. California, SAE paper 670388. | ||
| Published: | May 1967 | ||
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A Guide to airport engineering
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| Origin: | KUKO GAIRON (in Japanese), Koku News Sha 1993. | ||
| Published: | 1993 | ||
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A Manned Mars Artificial Gravity Vehicle
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| Origin: | in The Case For Mars III: Strategies for Exploration - General Interest and Overview, ed. C Stoker, American Astronautical Society, p. 325-352 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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A Preliminary Feasibility Study of the Spacecab Low-Cost Spaceplane and of the Spacecab Demonstrator
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| Origin: | ESA Contract No. 10411/93/F/TB. | ||
| Published: | February 1994 | ||
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A Reusable Commercial Space Transport in a World of Expendables: Development, Certification, and Operation
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| Origin: | preprint | ||
| Published: | May 1989 | ||
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A Single Stage to Orbit Rocket with Non-Cryogenic Propellants
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A Single-Stage Vertical Take-off and Landing Space Transport for Lunar Settlement Establishment and Resupply
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 2nd Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century Conference, AIAA. | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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A Single-Stage-to-Orbit Shuttle Concept
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| Origin: | Mission Analysis Division Report No. MO-70-2, Office of Advanced Research and Technology, NASA | ||
| Published: | 20 July 1970 | ||
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A Study of Air Launch Methods for RLVs
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| Origin: | AIAA Paper. (AIAA 2001-4619) | ||
| Published: | September 2001 | ||
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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. | ||
| Published: | 2001 | ||
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Advanced technology of Hydrogen Energy
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| Origin: | (in Japanese), NTS | ||
| Published: | January 1995 | ||
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Assessing Re-usable Space vehicles
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| Origin: | Astronautics and Aeronautics. | ||
| Published: | June 1964 | ||
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BETA, Ballistisches Einstufiges Träger-Aggregat
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| Origin: | Berich UR-V-25(69) | ||
| Published: | August 1969 | ||
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Boost Glide Vehicles for Long Range Transport
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| Origin: | Jl R. Aeronaut. Soc. 69, 448-458 | ||
| Published: | July 1965 | ||
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Century's end essays on aviation
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| Origin: | Japan Aerospace Technology Society (in Japanese) | ||
| Published: | 1997 | ||
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Civil launch rivals discuss cooperation
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Combined Exo/Endoatmospheric Transport Alternatives
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| Origin: | Space Technol., Great Britain 14(1), 99-107 | ||
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Considerations on Vehicle Design Criteria for Space Tourism
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| Origin: | Proc. 45th IAF Congress, paper no IAF-94-V.3.535. | ||
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Cost Estimate of Kanko-Maru Development
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| Origin: | JRS Transportation Committee (in Japanese) | ||
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Delta Clipper: a reusable single-stage-to-orbit-and-return space transportation system
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| Origin: | McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Company, Huntington Beach, CA | ||
| Published: | 1991 | ||
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Design Considerations for an Amateur Solar Sail Spacecraft
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| Origin: | IAF-83-395 | ||
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Design of Kanko-Maru as a Reference Vehicle for Space Tourism
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| Origin: | JRS Transportation Committee (in Japanese) | ||
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Designing for Routine Space Access
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Economical Orbit: SSOAR-A Freighter to Space
| Origin: | Earth/Space, Inc. | ||
| Published: | December 1976 | ||
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Ergonomics of an Orbital Rocket Passenger Compartment
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| Origin: | paper presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, Kona, Hawaii, April. | ||
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Feasibility Study of a Single-Stage Re-usable Ballistic Booster System - BETA
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| Origin: | Messerschmitt-Bolkow-Blohm Report No. UR- V-025 (69) (NASA Technical Translation TT F-13,427, January 1971) | ||
| Published: | August 1969 | ||
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Final Report on Project SERV: Single-Stage Earth-Orbital Reusable Vehicle, Space Shuttle Feasibility Study
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| Origin: | Chrysler Corporation Space Division Report No. TR-AP-71-1 | ||
| Published: | 30 June 1971 | ||
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From Earth to Orbit
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| Origin: | National Academy Press, pp 20. | ||
| Published: | 1992 | ||
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Future Space Transportation Systems and Launch Vehicles
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| Origin: | Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics, Vol. 172. | ||
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Geosynchronous Shuttle for Direct Ascent from Earth and Direct Return to Earth
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| Origin: | IAF-81-17, XXXII Congress of the
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Hochdrucktriebwerke für die Europäische Raumfahrt
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| Origin: | Bericht TR-819. | ||
| Published: | May 1969 | ||
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Horses for Courses - Spaceport Types
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| Origin: | in Proceedings of International Space Development Conference, ISDC 2005, Washington DC. | ||
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Hotol: A multi-role aerospacecraft for Europe
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| Origin: | Aerospace, 14, (7), pages 8-15 | ||
| Published: | 1987 | ||
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Kankoh-maru Standard Vehicle for Space Tourism
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Kankoh-maru cost estimate and development plan
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| Origin: | Japanese Rocket Society (in Japanese). | ||
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Launch Cost as Design Tool - Cost as Principal Vehicle Concept Design and Selection Criteria
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| Origin: | 44th
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Legal Framework for Commercial Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Japanese Rocket Society (in Japanese). | ||
| Published: | 2000 | ||
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National aero-spaceplane status and plans, Progress in space transportation
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| Origin: | Progress in space transportation, ESA SP-293, pages 149-156 | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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Orbital operation of co-orbiting spacecraft with space station
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAF-84-42 | ||
| Published: | 1984 | ||
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PLS: a mini-space-liner for people on the go
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| Published: | February 1991 | ||
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Phoenix Briefing
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| Origin: | Pacific American Launch Systems, Menlo Park, California | ||
| Published: | February 1986 | ||
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Phoenix: A Commercial, Reusable Single-Stage-to-Orbit Launch Vehicle
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| Origin: | Pacific American Launch Systems Inc. | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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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 | ||
| Published: | 1952 | ||
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Project Spacecab - a minimum cost orbital taxi
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| Origin: | Journal of the British Interplanetary Society |
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Proposal for the McDonnell Douglas Delta Clipper Program
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| Origin: | Aerospace Psychology Laboratory technical report, Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, CA. | ||
| Published: | May 1993 | ||
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Reference vehicle design
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| Origin: | 1st Report of
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Requirements and Approach for a Space Tourism Launch System
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation, 2350 E. El Segundo Blvd., El Segundo, California 90245-4691, unpublished. | ||
| Published: | October 1997 | ||
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Review of European Aerospace Transporter Studies
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| Origin: | Proceedings of SAE Space Technology Conference, Palo Alto, California. (This paper describes designs by B.A.C., Bö | ||
| Published: | May 1967 | ||
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Review of Pacific American Launch System SSX:Phoenix VTOL Concept
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| Origin: | The Aerospace Corporation, internal technical report (Revised 15 August 1989) | ||
| Published: | 19 July 1989 | ||
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Sänger - An advanced launcher system for Europe
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| Origin: | IAF-87-207, presented at the 38th Congress of the IAF, Brighton, UK | ||
| Published: | October 1987 | ||
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SSTO: a reusable, single-stage-to-orbit-and-return space transportation system
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Sanger II: An Advanced Launcher System for Europe
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| Origin: | IAF-87-207, presented at the 38th Congress of the IAF, Brighton, UK; Acta Astronautica, Vol 19, No 1, pp 63-72. | ||
| Published: | October 1987 | ||
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Sanger Space Transportation System
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| Origin: | Progress Report 1990, Preprint IAF-90-175 | ||
| Published: | 1990 | ||
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Spacecab II: a low-cost small shuttle for Britain
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| Origin: | Aerospace 13, 3340 (1986). | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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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 | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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Special Section: X-34
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| Origin: | AIAA Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, Vol. 36, No. 2. | ||
| Published: | March 1999 | ||
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Status of the hydro-hydrogen pilot project (EQHHPP)
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| Origin: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol.16, Iss 2, pp. 169-174. | ||
| Published: | Feb.1994 | ||
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Study on plan for single stage rocket for general space travel
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| Origin: | (in Japanese), Masters Thesis, Tokyo Univ. | ||
| Published: | 1994 | ||
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Surge in Launchers Spurs FAA to Study Traffic Control Plan
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| Origin: | Space News, Vol 9, No 15, pp 4 & 19. | ||
| Published: | 1998 | ||
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Systemanalytische Untersuchung von Werkstoff und Bauweisen der Neptun-Aussenstruktur
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| Origin: | TUB-IR 1968/16. | ||
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SÄNGER Space Transportation System: Progress Report 1990
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| Origin: | 41st IAF Congress Dresden, Preprint No. IAF-90-175 | ||
| Published: | October 1990 | ||
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TRANSCOST Statistical-Analytical Model for Cost Estimation and Economic Optimization of Space Transportation Systems
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| Origin: | MBB-Report No URV-185(91). | ||
| Published: | 1991 | ||
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The Aviation Approach to Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Aeronautical Journal of the Royal Aeronautical Society 113 (1146) (2009). | ||
| Published: | 2009 | ||
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The Enigma of Booster Recovery--Ballistic or Winged?
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| Origin: | SAE Conference Proceedings: Second Space Technology Conference (Palo Alto, California), pp. 57-71, Society of Automotive Engineers | ||
| Published: | May 1967 | ||
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The Fractional Orbital Transportation System
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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 ROMBUS Concept
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| Origin: | Astronautics & Aeronautics, 2, pp. 28-34 | ||
| Published: | January 1964 | ||
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The SSX - A True Spaceship
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| Origin: | Journal of Practical Applications in Space, Vol. IV, No.4, pp.23-46 | ||
| Published: | 1993 | ||
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The SSX - a true spaceship
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The SSX Single-Stage Experimental Rocket
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| Origin: | Space Systems Productivity and Manufacturing Conference-V, pp. 245-266, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, California | ||
| Published: | 1989 | ||
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The SSX Spaceship Experimental, Seven Years Later
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| Origin: | Lecture at JRS Annual Meeting, Rocket News, JRS, No. 369, pp 2 - 5 (Japanese) | ||
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The Saturn S-IVB Stage as a Test Bed for Booster Recovery
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| Origin: | Douglas Eng. Paper 3808 - Presented at the 6th European Symposium on Space Technology, May 23-25, 1966, Brighton, England | ||
| Published: | 23-25 May 1966 | ||
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The Single-Stage Reusable Ballistic Launcher Concept for Economic Cargo Transportation
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| Origin: | Acta Astronautica, 16, pp. 125-130 | ||
| Published: | 1986 | ||
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The Spacecab Demonstrator Project
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| Origin: | Aeronautical Journal of the R.Ae.Soc. | ||
| Published: | June/July 1995 | ||
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The investigation status of NASDA RLV system
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USAF Set to Fly 'Mini-Spaceplane'
| Origin: | Aviation Week and Space Technology, August 4, 1997 | ||
| Published: | 4 August 1997 | ||
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Update: Phoenix launch system
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| Origin: | Cornmerc. Space Rep. 8, No. 10.1-5 | ||
| Published: | 1984 | ||
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X-Rocket Concept Description
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| Published: | 20 February 1987 | ||
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