Reusable Launch Vehicles Edge Closer To Reality

Credit: CHAD SLATTERY
The concept of using a booster repeatedly makes sense, especially if it drastically lowers the cost of placing a payload in orbit. Although a true RLV has not yet been fielded, those looking to stake a claim on the potentially lucrative space tourism market plan to take a step in that direction...

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