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==Moon launched== | ==Moon launched== | ||
| − | [[ | + | *Chemical Propellants (see also [[In Situ Propellant Production]]) |
| − | [[ | + | **[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Hydrogen|Hydrogen]] |
| − | [[ | + | **[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Sulfur|Sulfur]] |
| − | [[Maglev]] launcher -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein | + | **[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Aluminum|Aluminum]] |
| − | [[Ring launch]] or [[line launch]] | + | **[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Silicon|Silicon]] |
| + | *[[Maglev]] launcher -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein | ||
| + | *[[Ring launch]] or [[line launch]] | ||
==Earth launched== | ==Earth launched== | ||
| − | [[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/> | + | *[[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/> |
| − | [[ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace]]<BR/> | + | *[[ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace]]<BR/> |
| − | [[PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine]]<BR/> | + | *[[PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine]]<BR/> |
| − | [[SCRAMJet]]<BR/> | + | *[[SCRAMJet]]<BR/> |
| − | [[Space Elevator]]<BR/> | + | *[[Space Elevator]]<BR/> |
| − | [[Mass Driver]]<BR/> | + | *[[Mass Driver]]<BR/> |
| − | [[Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons']]<BR/> | + | *[[Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons']]<BR/> |
| − | [[Tether]]<BR/> | + | *[[Tether]]<BR/> |
| − | [[Inverted-aerobraking]]<BR/> | + | *[[Inverted-aerobraking]]<BR/> |
| − | [[Momentum from GTO]]<BR/> | + | *[[Momentum from GTO]]<BR/> |
==Interplanetary Transfer== | ==Interplanetary Transfer== | ||
Revision as of 10:07, 28 August 2011
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Moon launched
- Chemical Propellants (see also In Situ Propellant Production)
- Maglev launcher -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein
- Ring launch or line launch
Earth launched
- Conventional Chemical -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)
- ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace
- PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine
- SCRAMJet
- Space Elevator
- Mass Driver
- Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons'
- Tether
- Inverted-aerobraking
- Momentum from GTO
Interplanetary Transfer
- Conventional Chemical -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)
- Nuclear -- Orion.
- Magnetoplasma
- Ion propulsion
