Re: [geo] Zephalto - Low-carbon space travel

2022-12-28 Thread Andrew Lockley
Costs can't be usefully calculated this way, as the crew compartment weight is likely more than that of the crew. Further, the propellant almost isn't isn't sulfur based, which would represent a large cost saving (albeit only for the final part of the flight). Andrew On Wed, 28 Dec 2022, 19:22

[geo] Zephalto - Low-carbon space travel

2022-12-28 Thread olivier boucher
https://zephalto.com/en/ Zephalto is a start-up backed by the French spatial agency CNES that positions itself on low-carbon and safe "space" travel in the stratosphere at 25 km. I couldn't find what low carbon means on their web site, but I've read a French media quoting 27 t CO2eq per