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RLV	Reusable Launch Vehicle
	SRV

	A vehicle that can be used multiple times. Note that the Space Shuttle is not a true RLV because it requires a new fuel tank and boosters for each launch. The alternative term 'Space Reusable Vehicle' (SRV) is also sometimes used for the same concept.
	Links: Practical Tourism in Space Prospects of Space Tourism SPS 2000 and its Internationalisation The Promise of Reusable Launch Vehicles for SPS Comments on Certification Standards for New Reusable Launch Vehicles General Public Space Travel and Tourism RLV Design Optimization for Human Presence in Space Space Elevators, Space Hotels, and Space Tourism A Cost Engineered Launch Vehicle for Space Tourism Space Tourism - The Key to Low Cost Access to Space Economically Viable Public Space Travel Concept of Operations in the National Airspace System in 2005 Space Activities, Space Tourism and Economic Growth General Public Space Travel and Tourism Volume 2 - Workshop Proceedings Space Tourism and its Effects on Space Commercialization Near-Term Prospects For Space Tourism Space Policy, Space Tourism and Economic Policy The Cost of Capital for Space Tourism Ventures Public Choice Economics and Space Policy: Realising Space Tourism How Much New Technology is Required for Future Reusable Launch Systems? Barriers to Space Enterprise Space Travel and Tourism: A Response to Continuing Decay in US Civil Space Financial Support Hearing on Space Launch Initiative: Testimony by Steven H�eser Future Space Transportation Study System Requirements for Commercial Passenger Travel to LEO Designing Reusable Launch Vehicles for Future Space Markets The Business of Commercializing Space Space Tourism and RLVs: You Can't Have One Without the Other! $pace: The Final Financial Frontier Space Tourism After Dennis Tito The Obstacles to Financing New Space Industries Developing Viable Financing Models for Space Tourism ???ASCENT Study Final Report � Executive Summary??? ASCENT Study Final Report - Executive Summary The Prospects for Space Commerce in the Aftermath of 9-11 The ASCENT Study - Understanding the Market Environment for the Follow-on to the Space Shuttle Growing Popular Interest in Space Tourism: Challenge and Opportunity for Space Agencies Lessons of ASCENT - Messages for Industry, the Federal Government and Spaceport Authorities Spaceport Business - Potential Markets Through 2020 The "Signal-to-Noise Ratio" in Financing New Space Startups The Potential Importance of Passenger Space Travel Services The Economic Benefits of Space Tourism New Commercial Opportunities in Space The Symbiotic Relationship between Astronaut Program and Space Tourism Development - A Third World Perspective Economic Benefits of Space Tourism to Europe Flight Mechanics of Manned Sub-Orbital Reusable Launch Vehicles with Recommendations for Launch and Recovery
	See Also: ELV SSME

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