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Re: Transit Time to Mars
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Wed, 15 Dec 1999 22:30:16 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Terry King writes:
> > The 1G for days is what's hard to believe, given current technology....
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> Hmm, what about small unmanned craft for overnight package delivery? (FedEx
> in Space ;-) How much fuel is in one of those space shuttle booster rockets
> and how much of that is wasted getting to escape velocity? I bet if a small
> rocket were launched from a space station with beaucoup solid fuel engines,
> it could easily burn for half a day and maybe even at 10G with a light
> payload.
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> The other neat thing about unmanned craft is that as the fuel is burned up,
> the ship will accelerate more and more easier since its mass is less and
> less.
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> --Todd
Solid fuel rockets are essentially big fireworks: ya light 'em and they burn
until nothing is left. They are great bang for your buck, but they don't last
long. And in your scenario, you still have to get the boosters up to the space
station.
Bruce
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| (...) Hmm, what about small unmanned craft for overnight package delivery? (FedEx in Space ;-) How much fuel is in one of those space shuttle booster rockets and how much of that is wasted getting to escape velocity? I bet if a small rocket were (...) (25 years ago, 15-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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