🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <19752@mindlink.bc.ca> Bruce_Dunn@mindlink.bc.ca (Bruce Dunn) writes:
>> Dani Eder writes:
>        Interesting idea.  Without a full orbital flight, the DC-1 will not
>be able to land at its launch site.  Any idea on how far downrange the DC-1
>would land, and whether this could be accomplished within the width of the
>continental USA?  If not, or a Florida launch is needed to get a 28.5 degree
>orbit, where in Africa would be a suitable landing site?  A quick look at a
>globe suggests launching from Hawaii would require landing somewhere the the
>northern half of south America. Return to the launch site would presumably be
>by another suborbital hop, although this unfortunately means that two
>refueling and launch sites are needed and two DC-1 flights are needed to put
>1 payload into orbit.
>



How about this.  ping pong around.   HawaII to Ecuador. Ecuador to Spain.
Spain to Tanzania.  Tanzania to India,  India to Australia,  Australia
to Hawaii.   

You bounce around and just keep meeting cargos.

pat







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