space planes

Are Spaceplanes Possible?

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Are Spaceplanes Possible? Despite many plans, prototypes, and experimental flights since, only two spaceplanes have ever entered service, the Space Shuttle and the top-secret Boeing X-37B. Only the small, unmanned Boeing remains in service. Is spacex Starship an SSTO? (Though when launching from the moon or Mars it’s no problem.) Previously in 2018 Musk had

Are Ssto Planes Possible?

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Are Ssto Planes Possible? Are Ssto planes possible? To date, no Earth-launched SSTO launch vehicles have ever been flown; orbital launches from Earth have been performed by either fully or partially expendable multi-stage rockets. Is a spaceplane possible? Many more spaceplanes have been proposed, but none have reached flight status. At least two suborbital rocket-powered