publication . Conference object . 2009

SpaceLiner - a Visionary Concept of an Ultra Fast Passenger Transport under Investigation in FAST20XX

Name: SpaceLiner - a Visionary Concept of an Ultra Fast Passenger Transport under Investigation in FAST20XX
Creator: Martin Sippel
Keywords: Systemanalyse Raumtransport

Martin Sippel;

Open Access German

Published: 01 Jul 2009

Country: Germany

Summary

Abstract

A strategic vision has been proposed by DLR which ultimately has the potential to enable sustainable low-cost space transportation to orbit. The baseline idea is simple and quite conventional: Strongly surging the number of launches per year and hence dramatically shrinking manufacturing and operating cost of launcher hardware. The obvious challenge of the vision is to identify the very application creating this new, large-size market. All recent assessments of the launch business are sobering. Nevertheless a market, well beyond the recent assessment, could be created if the conventional thinking of what rocket propelled vehicles are to be used for is exceeded. ...

doi: 10.2514/6.2009-7439

Subjects

free text keywords: Systemanalyse Raumtransport, Passenger transport, Tourism, Transport engineering, Ultra fast, Rocket, business.product_category, business, Business travel, Space tourism, Strategic planning, Operating cost, Engineering, business.industry, Aeronautics

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