Application of a new economic analysis tool to a two-stage-to-orbit RBCC launch vehicle design

6th Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 988-998

  Olds, John R ^a   Lee, Hosung ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE VEHICLES; BUDGET CONTROL; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; EARNINGS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; INVESTMENTS; LAUNCH VEHICLES; ROCKETS;

DESIGN ENVIRONMENT; GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT; LAUNCH VEHICLE DESIGN; MARKET EVALUATION; NON-RECURRING COSTS; REVENUE POTENTIAL; ROCKET BASED COMBINED CYCLES; TWO STAGE TO ORBITS;

COSTS;

EID: 84983133421     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-4092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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