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... payload , of course , but it also needs fuel to lift that fuel . This necessitates carrying fuel to lift the fuel to lift the fuel , etc. The result is a vehicle consisting mostly of fuel and the tanks to hold it . The mighty Saturn V ...
... payload , of course , but it also needs fuel to lift that fuel . This necessitates carrying fuel to lift the fuel to lift the fuel , etc. The result is a vehicle consisting mostly of fuel and the tanks to hold it . The mighty Saturn V ...
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... payload of human passengers or cargo . The passenger capsule can carry a crew of six and 25 passengers with limited cargo space . The payload bay will be about 8 meters long . The capsule itself will weigh about five tons , or 625 kg ...
... payload of human passengers or cargo . The passenger capsule can carry a crew of six and 25 passengers with limited cargo space . The payload bay will be about 8 meters long . The capsule itself will weigh about five tons , or 625 kg ...
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... payload delivered to orbit will be 5,000 kg . per launch . The energy cost of orbiting payload will therefore be 60 kwh per kilogram . At 5 ยข / kwh , the total energy cost to orbit a kilogram of payload will be $ 3.220 If we assumed ...
... payload delivered to orbit will be 5,000 kg . per launch . The energy cost of orbiting payload will therefore be 60 kwh per kilogram . At 5 ยข / kwh , the total energy cost to orbit a kilogram of payload will be $ 3.220 If we assumed ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 15 |
AQUARIUS Space Colony at Sea | 21 |
Malthusian Blues 22 Healing Gaia 25 CO2 Sponge | 28 |
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The Millennial Project: Colonizing the Galaxy in Eight Easy Steps Marshall Thomas Savage No preview available - 1992 |
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