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Article #3633Re: Shuttle replacement
From: Henry Spencer
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:01
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 22:01
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In article <1992Nov17.194901.16883@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> Dr. Norman J. LaFave <lafave@ial4.jsc.nasa.gov> writes:
>... is it concievable that an SSTO vehicle could be built with the same
>payload weight capability as the shuttle with the same base technologies?
Yes, it's entirely plausible, although it might end up being somewhat
larger than the shuttle for the same payload. NASA studied SSTO concepts
early in the shuttle development, although the conclusion was "too
much risk of performance shortfall".
Gary Hudson claims that you could put six SSMEs on a shuttle external
tank, without SRBs, and get it into orbit carrying a payload about 50%
greater than the shuttle's. It wouldn't be reusable, though.
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