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minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear2·1 year agoThe North American DC-3 is what the shuttle should have been all along. Fully reusable, no solid boosters, reasonable size wings. And most importantly, intended to be only one part of a larger space infrastructure so it's not a bus to nowhere. link
minus-squareSinistarhexbear3·1 year agoYeah that's the most realistic one, although I want to live in the universe where we got the VentureStar. link
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear2·1 year agoEarth SSTOs are bazinga bullshit tbh. Even skyhooks are more plausible. link
minus-squarebuckykat [none/use name]hexbear1·1 year agoThat VentureStar engine has a lower Isp than the SSME link
The North American DC-3 is what the shuttle should have been all along. Fully reusable, no solid boosters, reasonable size wings.
And most importantly, intended to be only one part of a larger space infrastructure so it's not a bus to nowhere.
Yeah that's the most realistic one, although I want to live in the universe where we got the VentureStar.
Earth SSTOs are bazinga bullshit tbh. Even skyhooks are more plausible.
Nonsense! You just need a large enough fuel tank!
That VentureStar engine has a lower Isp than the SSME