Stratoport: A Technology-Readiness and Cost-Benefit Appraisal of a Stratospheric In-Situ-Oxygen Launch Platform
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Authors
- Riswan Hassen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4173-2836)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20825620
- Primary Topic
- Aerospace Engineering and Energy Systems
- Type
- preprint