| タイトル | Offshore Space Center (offshore launch site) |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19820014834 |
| 著者（英） | Harvey, D. G. |
| 著者所属（英） | Brown and Root, Inc. |
| 発行日 | 1980-07-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | Any activity requiring the development of the HLLV can benefit by operations from an offshore space center (OSC) since operating near the equator provides a twenty percent increase in payload in an ecliptic plan orbit. Some OSC concepts considered include a moored floating (semisubmersible) design, a stationary design supported by fixed piles, and a combination of these two. The facility supports: a 15,000 foot long, 300 foot wide runway, designed to accommodate a two staged winged launch vehicle, with a one million pound payload capacity to low earth orbit; an industrial area for HLLV maintenance; an airport terminal, control and operation center, and observation tower; liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen production and storage, and fuel storage platforms; a power generation station, docks with an unloading area; two separate launch sites; and living accommodations for 10,000 people. Potential sites include the Paramount Seamount in the Pacific Ocean off the north coast of South America. Cost estimates are considered. |
| NASA分類 | ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION |
| レポートNO | 82N22708 |
| 権利 | No Copyright |
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