Low cost options for 2nd and 3rd generation reusable launch vehicles

Performance, Economic, and Operational Drivers of Reusable Launch Vehicles

“…As has been speculated by many, 1,2,3,4 if the price to deliver a pound of payload to orbit can be driven low enough (most say in the $100 to $500 per pound range), then launch market elasticity will ensue, with attendant increased revenues. Resulting launch industry economics would naturally bootstrap space commerce, leading to business activities in space both conceived and unimagined, including space tourism.…”