TOWBACK CONCEPT DEBUNKED
I agree with Martin Sippel (AW&ST June 26, p. 6) that a boost-back reusable launch vehicle booster is far less efficient than a flyback booster using airbreathing engines. I do not agree, however, with his assessment of the towback concept. He and DLR may have conducted simulations of the capture of...
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