
Spaceplanes
A concept to provide fast, reliable and cheap access to space
Herausgegeben: Thomson-Smith, Lydia D.
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A spaceplane is a vehicle that combines features of an aircraft and a spacecraft, becoming an aircraft that can endure and maneuver in the vacuum of space or likewise a spacecraft that can fly like an airplane. Only five spaceplanes have successfully flown to date, having reentered Earth's atmosphere, returned to Earth, and safely landed - the X-15, Space Shuttle, Buran, SpaceShipOne, and X-37, all five being rocket gliders. Learn more about spaceplanes, their designs...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A spaceplane is a vehicle that combines features of an aircraft and a spacecraft, becoming an aircraft that can endure and maneuver in the vacuum of space or likewise a spacecraft that can fly like an airplane. Only five spaceplanes have successfully flown to date, having reentered Earth's atmosphere, returned to Earth, and safely landed - the X-15, Space Shuttle, Buran, SpaceShipOne, and X-37, all five being rocket gliders. Learn more about spaceplanes, their designs and history, in the following pages.