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Chrysler ballistic single stage to orbit alternate shuttle proposal.
SpecificationsLiftoff Thrust: 2,630,390 kgf. Total Mass: 2,040,816 kg. Core Diameter: 18.3 m. Total Length: 24.0 m.
- Stage Number: 1. 1 x Shuttle SERV-1 Gross Mass: 2,040,816 kg. Empty Mass: 226,757 kg. Thrust (vac): 3,261,105 kgf. Isp: 455 sec. Burn time: 249 sec. Isp(sl): 367 sec. Diameter: 18.3 m. Span: 27.4 m. Length: 20.3 m. Propellants: Lox/LH2 No Engines: 1. Plug-Nozzle SERV
Bibliography:- 44 - Jenkins, Dennis R,, Space Shuttle: The History of Developing the National Space Transportation System, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-9633974-4-3, 1996.
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