Posted on 03/11/2009 8:28:54 PM PDT by KevinDavis
if you read the article the engine changes from an air breather to a liquid oxygen breather at higher altitudes.
cool but if this thing is truly an orbital craft, the engine nacelles, wings and canards will melt off on re-entry.
The unpiloted, reusable vehicle is designed to take off from an airstrip, deliver cargo into orbit and return to the same runway.It's a great idea, as long as no one cares A) how little payload it delivers and B) how little actual, practical reusability the thing will have. Thanks KD.
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