I just finished a new book called 'Single Stage to Orbit'. The sub tile is 'Politics, Space Technology, and the Quest for Reusable Rocketry.' Written by Andrew J. Butrica.
It was a very good book that gave some me some new insights into the difficulties of getting such a project through a fickle Congress and government. Most of the book is about the politics with only a modest amount of technical information. The big thing to conclude from the book is any practical reusable rocket launcher has to be very carefully designed to keep ground operations to a minimum, as 'aircraft like' as possible. The books published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. 2715 North Charles Street. Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363. www.press.jhu.edu ISBN 0-8018-7338-X For folks in Northern Colorado a copy of the book is at the CSU library, TL795.5, B88 2003. May also be at a public library, dewy # 629.44 1 0973-dc21. Great read, I highly recommend for understanding some of the economics of reusable rocketry, history and politics. - Edward Rupp _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
