I wonder about a timeline where man is at peace, and develops space travel without the military technology of rockets. JP Aerospace was doing some cool things

I wonder about a timeline where man is at peace, and develops space travel without the military technology of rockets. JP Aerospace was doing some cool things with Airships to Orbit.(I know that sounds impossible. Check their out-of-date web site for details.) https://www.jpaerospace.com/ https://www.jpaerospace.com/ Some of my students flew sub-orbital space probes with them.