On the post I made about the Dream Chaser spacecraft, Steve Morris called my attention to the Skylon Spaceplane. It takes off as a plane, but has an jet engine that can switch into rocket mode, allowing it to rocket into orbit. It reenters much as the shuttle did, but still has enough fuel to … Continue reading Skylon Spaceplane
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The Dream Chaser: What the Space Shuttle should have been
This video shows the Dream Chaser spacecraft. Similar to the old Space Shuttle, it glides down to Earth, although it's a much smaller vehicle, and would launch on top of a rocket rather than the dangerous side mount that the Shuttle used. In many ways, it's what the Space Shuttle should have been, had it … Continue reading The Dream Chaser: What the Space Shuttle should have been