[AR] Re: Ozone layer was Re: Removing Coking Deposits
- From: Evan Daniel <evanbd@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 23:47:54 -0400
On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 9:56 PM, Keith Henson <hkeithhenson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SSTO, TSTO, witches on brooms, I don't care. I am focused on low cost
and don't care how it is done. I actually started with looking into a
space elevator proposal to get (step) taper out of a constant diameter
cable, and tried hard to get Kevin Parkins microwave heater to orbit
scaled up to where it could support a power satellite project.
If anyone has another proposal that will get the cost down below
$100/kg to LEO, I would sure like the read the proposal.
At what capital cost and launch rate? If you're seriously considering
space elevators, then you probably give launch loops some serious
consideration as well. Fewer materials science headaches, fewer power
transmission headaches, but they pay for it with other difficulties
surrounding a high speed cable and a lightweight cable management
system.
The wiki article covers the basics and references the major works, I think:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop
Evan Daniel
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