Two-stage-to-orbit spaceplane concept with growth potential

Journal of Propulsion and Power

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1149-1161

  Mehta, U B ^a   Bowles, J V ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPULSION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESIGN; INVESTMENTS; LIFE CYCLE; ORBITS; PERFORMANCE; SPACECRAFT; SPACECRAFT PROPULSION;

AIRBREATHING PROPULSION; INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN ON INVESTMENT; MACH NUMBER; TWO-STAGE-TO-ORBIT SPACEPLANE;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 0035514985     PISSN: 07484658     EISSN: 15333876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.5886     Document Type: Article

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