TOWBACK NOT AN OPTION
Credit: NORTHROP GRUMMAN CONCEPT
Martin Sippel (AW&ST Sept. 6, p. 6) makes a good case for the feasibility of towback return of reusable boosters, but misses the point. The U.S. Air Force is studying a partially reusable booster for "a rapid-response launch system to place 10,000-15,000-lb. payloads into low Earth orbit within 24...
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