SSTOs

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Thread: SSTOs

# 19293 bybabbler36 on Feb. 8, 2004, 10:49 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

>
> > Stine was also a true believer in 0-G materials processing, which
> > hasn't exactly set the engineering world on fire in recent
decades.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Mike Combs
> >
> I was interested in the possibilities of a VTVL SSTO that
required
> no more maintenance than a jetliner with a fast
> turnaround. There are lots of markets for such a craft from
satelite
> launches to around the world in under an hour
> flight service for passengers and cargo. "If it needs to be there
in
> under an hour call sky Xpress".
> As for 0G processing, I don't know how useful that would be
myself
> but if you had cheap access to space
> you could do plenty of experiments to find out.
> Darkstar

Is 0-G processing another term for space manfacturing (ie using
mircogravity to make near perfect slicon chips, for exmaple)?