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SLS Phase I/II, circa 1986
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Re: SLS Phase I/II, circa 1986
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Quote from: Robotbeat on 05/09/2011 04:22 pm
Yes, because otherwise you're stuck in LEO.
I was thinking in terms of an upper stage that ignites during ascent, rather that an EDS, but the point is taken. If you were to build a vehicle like the RP-1 booster SDLV, the most efficient use of it probably would be with an upper stage scaled to send *stuff* to a Lunar/L1/L2 trajectory. Scale it right, and you do a very respectable LOR lunar landing mission.
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