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<blockquote data-quote="GeorgeA" data-source="post: 71625" data-attributes="member: 365">From a researcher at Johns Hopkins U Applied Physics Lab:http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/td2703/mcNutt.pdfFun facts:-- 100 year plan for solar system exploration, starting with manned mission to Callisto in 2050 and culminating in a manned mission to Pluto in 2110.-- multiple in-space propulsion options, inducing gas-core reactors with Brayton-cycle energy conversion for NEP.-- 4900 MT IMLEO.-- Supernova launch vehicle, 2.2X scale-up of 1964 MSFC Post-Saturn technology.&nbsp; 2.2 million lb payload, 56 million lbf at liftoff, 45 million lb GLOW-- Hypernova: 10X scale-up of Supernova, 22 million lb payload, 500 million lbf at liftoff, 450 million lb GLOW (2/3rd of Empire State Building); 1100 ft stack height, 288 ft diameter.I'm sure the experts on the forum can pick this apart six ways from Sunday, but it's a fun read nonetheless.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GeorgeA, post: 71625, member: 365"] From a researcher at Johns Hopkins U Applied Physics Lab: http://techdigest.jhuapl.edu/td2703/mcNutt.pdf Fun facts: -- 100 year plan for solar system exploration, starting with manned mission to Callisto in 2050 and culminating in a manned mission to Pluto in 2110. -- multiple in-space propulsion options, inducing gas-core reactors with Brayton-cycle energy conversion for NEP. -- 4900 MT IMLEO. -- Supernova launch vehicle, 2.2X scale-up of 1964 MSFC Post-Saturn technology. 2.2 million lb payload, 56 million lbf at liftoff, 45 million lb GLOW -- Hypernova: 10X scale-up of Supernova, 22 million lb payload, 500 million lbf at liftoff, 450 million lb GLOW (2/3rd of Empire State Building); 1100 ft stack height, 288 ft diameter. I'm sure the experts on the forum can pick this apart six ways from Sunday, but it's a fun read nonetheless. [/QUOTE]

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