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==Moon launched== | ==Moon launched== | ||
| − | + | *Chemical Propellants<br>(see [[In Situ Propellant Production]]) | |
| − | [[ | + | *[[Eddy Current Brake to Orbit]] |
| − | [[ | + | *[[Electromagnetic Railgun]] |
| − | [[ | + | *[[Hydrogen Gas Gun]] |
| + | *[[Liquid Metal Alloy Oxygen Rocket]] | ||
| + | *[[Lunar Electrothermal Oxygen Rocket]] | ||
| + | *[[Lunar Rocket-sled to Orbit]] | ||
| + | *[[Mass Driver]]<BR/> | ||
| + | *[[Maglev]] launcher -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein | ||
| + | *[[Ring launch]] or [[line launch]] | ||
| + | *[[Tether]]<BR/> | ||
| + | *[[Driving on the Moon#Galactic Wheeled Vehicle Speed Record|Wheel rolling at orbital speed]] | ||
==Earth launched== | ==Earth launched== | ||
| − | Conventional Chemical -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/> | + | *[[ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace]]<BR/> |
| − | [[SCRAMJet]]<BR/> | + | *[[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/> |
| − | [[Space Elevator]]<BR/> | + | *[[Inverted-aerobraking]]<BR/> |
| − | [[Tether]] | + | *[[Momentum from GTO]]<BR/> |
| + | *[[Orion (CEV)]] | ||
| + | *[[PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine]]<BR/> | ||
| + | *[[Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons']]<BR/> | ||
| + | *[[SCRAMJet]]<BR/> | ||
| + | *[[Space Elevator]]<BR/> | ||
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| + | ==Interplanetary Transfer== | ||
| + | *[[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here) | ||
| + | *[[Harenobraking]] | ||
| + | *[[Ion propulsion]] | ||
| + | *[[Inverted-aerobraking]] | ||
| + | *[[Momentum from GTO]] | ||
| + | *[[Nuclear]] -- [[Orion]]. | ||
| + | *[[Solar sail]] | ||
| + | *[[Tether]] | ||
| + | *[[VASIMR]] | ||
| + | *[[VASIMR lunar tug]] | ||
| − | == | + | ==Orbital Maneuvering Rocket== |
| − | [[ | + | * [[Flash Bulb Rocket]] |
| − | [[ | + | ==Related Articles== |
| + | *[[Predicting Correctly Every Time]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Space Transport]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Components]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hardware Plans]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:17, 29 May 2015
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Contents
Moon launched
- Chemical Propellants
(see In Situ Propellant Production) - Eddy Current Brake to Orbit
- Electromagnetic Railgun
- Hydrogen Gas Gun
- Liquid Metal Alloy Oxygen Rocket
- Lunar Electrothermal Oxygen Rocket
- Lunar Rocket-sled to Orbit
- Mass Driver
- Maglev launcher -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein
- Ring launch or line launch
- Tether
- Wheel rolling at orbital speed
Earth launched
- ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace
- Conventional Chemical -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)
- Inverted-aerobraking
- Momentum from GTO
- Orion (CEV)
- PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine
- Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons'
- SCRAMJet
- Space Elevator
Interplanetary Transfer
- Conventional Chemical -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)
- Harenobraking
- Ion propulsion
- Inverted-aerobraking
- Momentum from GTO
- Nuclear -- Orion.
- Solar sail
- Tether
- VASIMR
- VASIMR lunar tug
