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Future Spacecraft Propulsion Systems and Integration pp 123–191Cite as

Commercial Near-Earth Launcher: Propulsion Choices

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As presented in Chap. 2, airbreathing propulsion advocates have been fighting a losing battle to change the space launcher paradigm from expendable rockets, that are launched for the first, last, and only time, to sustained-use launchers that are more like military airlift transports with long and frequent usage.

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