dc.contributor.author |
Wilcox, Brian H. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Schneider, Evan G. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Vaughan, David A. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Hall, Jeffrey L. |
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dc.contributor.author |
Yu, Chi Yau (Tony) |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2014-09-24T23:38:18Z |
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dc.date.available |
2014-09-24T23:38:18Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2011-03-05 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
2011 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 5-12, 2011 |
en_US |
dc.identifier.clearanceno |
10-5108 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2014/44775 |
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dc.description.abstract |
As we have previously reported, it may be possible to launch payloads into low-Earth orbit (LEO) at a per-kilogram cost that is one to two orders of magnitude lower than current launch systems, using only a relatively small capital investment (comparable to a single large present-day launch). An attractive payload would be large quantities of high-performance chemical rocket propellant (e.g. Liquid Oxygen/Liquid Hydrogen (LO2/LH2)) that would greatly facilitate, if not enable, extensive exploration of the moon, Mars, and beyond. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
NASA/JPL |
en_US |
dc.language.iso |
en_US |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2011 |
en_US |
dc.title |
Low-cost propellant launch to LEO from a tethered balloon – 'propulsion depots' not 'propellant depots' |
en_US |
dc.type |
Preprint |
en_US |