I keep updating my space travel ideas as I learn more. However key parts remain the same. I keep insisting on all stages solid propellent rockets for space satellite deployment. The last stage would have ion thrusters for fine adjustments but all thrust will come from solid boosters. The first stage would have tubular propellant geometry that has increasing thrust. This allows slow acceleration from the ground level. As a result, the rocket experiences less drag and heat from the dense atmosphere. As the atmosphere thins, more thrust producing stages would be activated to accelerate the rocket. The goal being less heat generation from air drag and not requiring expensive heat shields. All rocket stages would be single use. Therefore, they need to be low cost. I had proposed tempered glass. If that is not possible, an environmentally friendly low-cost casing would be used.
Liquid propulsion rockets are very delegate due to their complex turbo pumps, cooling systems and most importantly their ultra-low temperature fuel and oxidizer tanks. The tanks and pipes leak now and then and we see the catastrophe. Solid rockets are much more stable in that sense. There is immense pressure inside a solid rocket chamber and micro cracks form after they are used. Therefore, recycling them is risky. Designing the casing for single use would be cheaper if low-cost materials used in the design. That's why I try to eliminate the heat from the equation which requires expensive shields. Gradual acceleration from the ground, slower speeds until the atmosphere is thin enough than the maximum thrusting stages can be utilized for orbital speeds.
For satellite launching the goal is to reach the required orbital speed which is usually more than 25000 km/h. If a rocket is launched in East direction, the Earth's rotation contributes positive to the final speed. Therefore, I propose a launch site for Europe, Le Barcarès. It is close to the French Spain border. It has a port, connection to the railway and a small airport nearby. The Mediterranean is in the East direction.
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