Low-cost propellant launch to LEO from a tethered balloon – 'propulsion depots' not 'propellant depots'

Wilcox, Brian H.; Schneider, Evan G.; Vaughan, David A.; Hall, Jeffrey L.; Yu, Chi Yau (Tony)

dc.contributor.author	Wilcox, Brian H.
dc.contributor.author	Schneider, Evan G.
dc.contributor.author	Vaughan, David A.
dc.contributor.author	Hall, Jeffrey L.
dc.contributor.author	Yu, Chi Yau (Tony)
dc.date.accessioned	2014-09-24T23:38:18Z
dc.date.available	2014-09-24T23:38:18Z
dc.date.issued	2011-03-05
dc.identifier.citation	2011 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, March 5-12, 2011	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	10-5108
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/44775
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.	en_US
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