Hypersonic Lifting Body Eyed For Orbital Option

Credit: DLR
Advanced thermal protection systems, to be tested in upcoming hypersonic experiments, will enable development of a reusable “sharp-edged” orbital launch vehicle with much greater flexibility than blunt-capsule or shuttle-type designs, say German researchers. The team at the German Aerospace Center...

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