The High Frontier: Human Colonies in SpaceMonograph on future habitation and human settlement in outer space - describes possible habitats for humanity in space colonys, and includes the transcript of a USA congressional hearing on "aerospace technology and national needs". Illustrations and references. |
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Page 134
... rocket motors and its second powered by SSME's . There are alternatives , also , to the solid rockets . Within the present stage of the art the first - stage engines could be liquid fueled , burning kerosene or ammonia and liquid oxygen ...
... rocket motors and its second powered by SSME's . There are alternatives , also , to the solid rockets . Within the present stage of the art the first - stage engines could be liquid fueled , burning kerosene or ammonia and liquid oxygen ...
Page 141
... rocket . The mass - driver , with its four tons of steady force , will be quite effective for conveying large payloads in free space . Its performance , measured in terms of exhaust velocity , will be about that of the space - shuttle's ...
... rocket . The mass - driver , with its four tons of steady force , will be quite effective for conveying large payloads in free space . Its performance , measured in terms of exhaust velocity , will be about that of the space - shuttle's ...
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... rockets and a very heavy lift rocket . Why don't you still need these new rockets to implement your system ? Dr. O'NEILL . It is a question of which way you want to go about doing something . In the Marshall approach - I would describe ...
... rockets and a very heavy lift rocket . Why don't you still need these new rockets to implement your system ? Dr. O'NEILL . It is a question of which way you want to go about doing something . In the Marshall approach - I would describe ...
Contents
A LETTER FROM SPACE | 11 |
THE PLANETARY | 34 |
ISLANDS IN SPACE | 61 |
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