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Cost-Effective Flock Propulsion Units by chrisytaylor is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document proposes replacing large, expensive rockets with cooperating flocks of small, mass-produced propulsion units to reduce costs of interplanetary and interstellar missions. It provides examples showing how a flock of identical small rockets could achieve the same delta-V as a multi-stage rocket at a fraction of the cost by replicating a simple design rather than designing many specialized stages. Technical challenges include guidance of multiple units and propulsion technologies suitable for small
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- chrisytaylor
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- EN