Space Future - Glossary of Terms: GLOW

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.
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Glossary of Terms

GLOW	Gross Lift-Off Weight


	The loaded weight of a launch vehicle, including payload and fuel
	Links: History of the Phoenix VTOL SSTO and Recent Developments in Single-Stage Launch Systems A Common Cost Target of Space Transportation for Space Tourism and Space Energy Development A Single-Stage-to-Orbit Thought Experiment Pilot Procedures for Kankoh-Maru Operations The SSX Concept RLV Design Optimization for Human Presence in Space A Cost Engineered Launch Vehicle for Space Tourism

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