Spaceflight revolution / David Ashford.
London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, c2002Description: xx, 182 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1860943209
- 186094325X (pbk.)
- 9781860943201
- 9781860943256 (pbk.)
- 629.41 22
- TL790 .A83 2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-176) and index.
Pt. 1. Past, present, predicted future. Spaceplane history -- Recent developments -- Way ahead -- pt. 2. Spaceplane potential. Spaceplane low-cost potential -- Orbital infrastructure -- The spaceplane spage age -- pt. 3. Timescale. Technical feasibility -- Safety -- Maturity -- Market -- Development cost -- Design logic -- Breaking the mould -- Benefits -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1. Comparison between Sänger and Boeing 747 -- Appendix 2. Propellant mass fraction estimates.