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They should cancel it. And create a TSTO (Two Stage to Orbit) space plane system. The first stage being fully reusable. With a major focus on quick turnaround,
by blackrock 6y ago
They should cancel it. And create a TSTO (Two Stage to Orbit) space plane system.
The first stage being fully reusable. With a major focus on quick turnaround, like 1 hour of post-flight inspection and refueling, then back in the launchpad again.
There was a slick Soviet design for a rocket system, that had 4 boosters with swept wings that glided back to base. I think the core stage also glided back to base.
Although this design might be obsolete, now that SpaceX has proven their suicide burns.
- nickff 6y agoAll the initial designs for the original space shuttle included a so-called 'fly-back booster' with wings; this was cut from the program to reduce development costs.