- 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: | AAS paper no. 97-460, AAS vol. 96, pp. 617–630 | ||
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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: | 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: | Before the U.S. House of Representatives. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics | ||
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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 | ||
| Published: | 2001 | ||
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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: | 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: | 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. | ||
| Published: | April 21-23 1999 | ||
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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: | 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: | 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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2004 US Commercial Space Transportation Development and Concepts: Vehicles, Technologies, and Spaceports
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| Origin: | FAA | ||
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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 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. | ||
| Published: | February 1960 | ||
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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. | ||
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A Reusable Commercial Space Transport in a World of Expendables: Development, Certification, and Operation
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A Single-Fuel, Mixed-Mode Engine Concept and Utility Assessment
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| Origin: | AIAA Joint Propulsion Conference, Las Vegas, NV AIAA paper 78-973 | ||
| Published: | July 1978 | ||
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A Study of Air Launch Methods for RLVs
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| Origin: | AIAA Paper. (AIAA 2001-4619) | ||
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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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Acoustic Loads Generated By The Propulsion System
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| Published: | June 1971 | ||
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Advanced technology of Hydrogen Energy
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| Origin: | (in Japanese), NTS | ||
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An Advanced Cryogenic Engine Cycle For Commercially Successful Single-Stage-to-Orbit Vehicles
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| Origin: | AIAA-93-2286 | ||
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Assessing Re-usable Space vehicles
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| Origin: | Astronautics and Aeronautics. | ||
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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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Century's end essays on aviation
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| Origin: | Japan Aerospace Technology Society (in Japanese) | ||
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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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ESA/ESTEC Study on Advanced Rocket Propulsion Technologies
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Efficient turn-around for airline operation of reusable rockets
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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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Halfway to Anywhere: The New Business Opportunities of Space
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| Origin: | Evans & Co, New York | ||
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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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Hydrogen Aircraft Technology
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| Origin: | 1st ed. CRC Press, pp.138-158 | ||
| Published: | 1991 | ||
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Hydrogen in air transportation - Feasibility study for Zurich Airport, Switzerland
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| Origin: | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol 12, No.8, pp. 571-585 | ||
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Issues for the Realisation of Airline-Type Rockets
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| Origin: | JRS Academic Affairs Committee, 130 pp. | ||
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Journal of Practical Applications in Space
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LOX/LH2 Propulsion System for Launch Vehicle Upper Stage
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| Origin: | Ishikawajimaharima Heavy Industry Technical Report No.1, vol.23 | ||
| Published: | 1983 | ||
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Legal Framework for Commercial Space Transportation
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| Origin: | Japanese Rocket Society (in Japanese). | ||
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Liquid Rocket Propulsion Applied to Manned Aircraft in Historical Perspective
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| Origin: | AIAA-91-2554, 27th Joint Propulsion Conference | ||
| Published: | June 24-26 1991 | ||
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Liquid propellant transfer and apogee injection systems
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| Origin: | ELDO-Study 16-2 | ||
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Making Use of Airline Infrastructure for Space Tourism
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| Origin: | JRS Space Tourism Forum (in Japanese) | ||
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Maritime and Space Law, Comparisons and Contrasts (An Oceanic View of Space Transport)
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| Origin: | 9 J. SPACE L. 93 (1981). | ||
| Published: | 1981 | ||
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Opening Space
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| Origin: | Lecture at JRS 40th Anniversary Meeting, Rocket News,
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Operational Design Factors for NASP-Derived Vehicles
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| Origin: | Orlando, Florida, AIAA-01-5081, Third Int. Aerospaceplane Conf. | ||
| Published: | 3-5 December 1991 | ||
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Operational Lessons of the DC-X Propulsion System Operations
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| Origin: | AIAA-95-2951, 31st
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Optimum low-thrust multiple rendezvous
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Orbital Operation of Co-orbiting Spacecraft with Space Station
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| Origin: | IAF paper no IAF-84-42 | ||
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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 | ||
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Propellant Acquisition for Single Stage Rocket Technology
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| Origin: | AIAA-93-2283, 29th Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit | ||
| Published: | June 1993 | ||
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Proposal for a Study of a Manned Mars Flyby Using Apollo and Saturn
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| Origin: | SID63-1214, Space Information Systems Division. | ||
| Published: | 10 October 1963 | ||
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Rapid Mars Transits with Exhaust-Modulated Plasma Propulsion
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| Origin: | NASA Technical Paper 3539, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston. | ||
| Published: | 1995 | ||
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Republic XF-91 Thunderceptor Rocket Fighter
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| Origin: | Air Force Legends Number 210. | ||
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Requirements on Propulsion System Design and Operation for Space Tourist Carrier Vehicles
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Rotor Landing Recovery Methods and 1/8 scale subsonic flight tests
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| Origin: | SmartLab Report TR-0056, University of California, CA. | ||
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Safety Considerations of Vertically Landing Passenger Carrier Space Vehicle
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| Origin: | JRS Transportation Committee (in Japanese) | ||
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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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Space Energy and Transportation
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Space Logistics - A Solution
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| Published: | 24 February 1987 | ||
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Space Propulsion Analysis and Design
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| Origin: | McGraw-Hill. | ||
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Space Shuttle Ascent Abort
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| Origin: | SAM Technical Series 892269 | ||
| Published: | September 1989 | ||
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Space Transportation Systems: Some International Systems: Some International Legal Considerations
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| Origin: | Proceedings of 24th Colloquium of the IISL, P.120. | ||
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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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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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Test Report of Upgrading of LE-5 Engine (LE-5A)
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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 Heavens and the Earth: a Political History of the Space Age
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| Origin: | pp.318-320, Basic Books, Inc. | ||
| Published: | 1985 | ||
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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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| Origin: | University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology, Research Report No 135. | ||
| Published: | November 1956 | ||
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The World's Highest Rollercoaster: We Road Test NASA's Zero-Gravity Learjet
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| Origin: | Final Frontier, v. 1, n. 4, p. 23 | ||
| Published: | 1988 | ||
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Trident, the Saga of the Unbeatable French Rocket Fighter
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| Origin: | HPM Publications. | ||
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Vehicle and Mission Design Options for the Human Exploration of Mars/Phobos Using 'Bimodal' NTR and LANTR Propulsion
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| Origin: | NASA Technical Memorandum 1998-208834, NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland. | ||
| Published: | 1998 | ||
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