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Article #6565Re: SSTO vs. 2 Stage
From: Edward V. Wright
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:46
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:46
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In <18892@mindlink.bc.ca> Bruce_Dunn@mindlink.bc.ca (Bruce Dunn) writes: > We have been launching staged rockets for nearly half a century. I >think the problems of staging, if not trivial, are solvable. Certainly, >historical evidence indicates that staging is less of a technical challenge >than SSTO operation. Bingo! Okay, now we've gotten to the crux of the problem. You simply do not understand the difference between a converted artillery rocket, which we have been launching for nearly half a century, and a single-stage-to-orbit *spaceship*. Saying that launch vehicles should be multistaged like ICBMs makes as much sense as saying that airplanes should be shaped like cannonballs.
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From: ewright@convex.com (Edward V. Wright)
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Subject: Re: SSTO vs. 2 Stage
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