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“Fleet Launched Orbital Craft (FLOC): The Rocketplane as a Disruptive Technology” by Allan Goff |
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Monday, 25 June 2007 |
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The AIAA Sacramento Section welcomes Alan Goff who will discuss a launch architecture that utilizes a flock of rocketplanes to launch one of them into orbit. A disruptive technology initially underperforms in the current market/value structure, but can mature through a different market with a different value structure, eventually dominating the initial market. Since a rocketplane cannot reach orbit on its own (under performs) it is a candidate disruptive technology and FLOC is one way in which it might come to supplant conventional launch architectures. This talk will present the disruptive technology model, the FLOC concept, and a growth path of technological development and market penetration that shows the practicality and promise of this approach. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 08 October 2007 )
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