Oct 132019
 

Continuing…

In 1985 Rockwell considered the possibility of a 150-ton payload reusable SSTO. Possible missions for it included lunar logistics, space based weaponry and solar power satellite launch. There were, however, no actual paid-for programs needing the capability enough to justify the development cost.

I vaguely recall seeing a diagram of this design somewhere, long ago. An article in “Spaceflight,” perhaps?

 

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  One Response to “Possibilities of New Business Growth: Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle”

  1. Very much like Philip Bono’s Phoenix.

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