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To: Kaslin
The company projects it has the potential to lift 119,000 pounds into space...

By comparison, the Saturn V had a Payload to LEO (Low Earth Orbit) of 310,000 lbs, and a Payload to TLI (Trans Lunar Injection, whatever that is) of 107,100 lbs.

But it was not reusable.

4 posted on 12/28/2017 6:20:27 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: WayneS

Trans Lunar Injection is the point where the vehicle leaves earth orbit and begins the Trans Lunar Coast toward the moon. You then have Lunar Orbit Injection, Lunar Orbit, Trans Earth injection, Trans Earth Coast, Earth Orbit Injection, Earth Orbit again and then Re-entry. All require rocket burns.

Yes, I used to work there. Just celebrated the Christmas ‘68 Apollo 8 mission.


17 posted on 12/28/2017 6:54:33 AM PST by MisterArtery
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