Reading "Microlaunchers: Technology for a new Space Age" by Charles Pooley and Ed LeBouthillier

And take all the comforts of home with us

Garrett Herschleb • 09/07/2014 at 17:40•1 Comment

Point 1: Rockets ranging from gross mass of 100Kg to 1000Kg are capable of orbital insertion. (Microlaunchers)

Point 2: DIY space explorers must aim for > LEO due to the fact that LEO is crowded, regulated, and a little boring by now (my paraphrase).

Point 3: For microlaunchers, atmospheric drag becomes significant.

To point 3, I wonder if a launch from high altitude balloon(s) would get us up faster. Any comments or suggestions?

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PointyOintment wrote 09/09/2014 at 02:19

https://hackaday.io/project/1539-The-Rockoon
A rockoon was also an entry into the X Prize that produced SpaceShipOne.

Bigger projects for avoiding the atmosphere:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarTram
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_loop

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