Difference between revisions of "List of Propulsion Systems"

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==Moon launched==
 
==Moon launched==
[[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/>
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*Chemical Propellants (see also [[In Situ Propellant Production]])
[[LOX-Aluminium]] -- derived from lunar oxygen and mined aluminium<BR/>
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**[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Hydrogen|Hydrogen]]
[[LOX-Hydrogen]] -- derived from polar ice<BR/>
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**[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Sulfur|Sulfur]]
[[Maglev]] launcher  -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein<BR/>
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**[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Aluminum|Aluminum]]
[[Ring launch]] or [[line launch]]<BR/>
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**[[In_Situ_Propellant_Production#Silicon|Silicon]]
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*[[Maglev]] launcher  -- a la Gerard O'Neill and/or Heinlein
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*[[Ring launch]] or [[line launch]]
  
  
 
==Earth launched==
 
==Earth launched==
[[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/>
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*[[Conventional Chemical]] -- (links to Astronautix might be useful here)<BR/>
[[ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace]]<BR/>
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*[[ATO, Airship To Orbit as per JP Aerospace]]<BR/>
[[PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine]]<BR/>
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*[[PDE, Pulse Detonation Engine]]<BR/>
[[SCRAMJet]]<BR/>
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*[[SCRAMJet]]<BR/>
[[Space Elevator]]<BR/>
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*[[Space Elevator]]<BR/>
[[Mass Driver]]<BR/>
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*[[Mass Driver]]<BR/>
[[Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons']]<BR/>
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*[[Rockoon 'Rockets launched from balloons']]<BR/>
[[Tether]]<BR/>
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*[[Tether]]<BR/>
[[Inverted-aerobraking]]<BR/>
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*[[Inverted-aerobraking]]<BR/>
[[Momentum from GTO]]<BR/>
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*[[Momentum from GTO]]<BR/>
  
 
==Interplanetary Transfer==
 
==Interplanetary Transfer==

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Moon launched


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Interplanetary Transfer