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Just came across this very interesting 1978 paper prepared for NASA by General Research Corp. and depicting a great number of hypothetical orbiter designs, including a "Martin VTO" and a "Boeing HTO". I hope they do not appear elsewhere on the forum already. (my search for them brought no results).
The so-called "Martin VTO" is a 249-ft. vertical takeoff/horizontal landing single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch vehicle (first attachment).
The so-called "Boeing HTO" is a 206-ft. horizontal takeoff and landing single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch vehicle (second attachment).
The other designs in the same paper are by GRC (with one by LaRC) and will be depicted in the next post below.
The so-called "Martin VTO" is a 249-ft. vertical takeoff/horizontal landing single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch vehicle (first attachment).
The so-called "Boeing HTO" is a 206-ft. horizontal takeoff and landing single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch vehicle (second attachment).
The other designs in the same paper are by GRC (with one by LaRC) and will be depicted in the next post below.
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