Is this the idea after the space shuttle program?
"The Earth is covered by two-thirds water and one-third space launch studies", former U.S. Air Force Secretary Sheila Widnall (1993–1997).
.Yeah, well, no, it won't!!! Stick with a single (rocket) main acceleration engine type, punch straight vertically through the atmosphere, holding your potentially air-breathing subsonic return engine nose as long as you can, let the booster fly back with firmly subsonic turbo engine propulsion to the launch site if needed rather than pure gliding, achieve orbit with your purely rocket propelled orbiter (duh), and Bob's your uncle, just as long as you look up FSSC-16 at file:///C:/Users/Martin/Downloads/Siamese_TSTO-9.pdf! But I'm getting to old for preaching...
VORTEX-S is similar, correct?Look up FSSC-16 on this site for an optimized RLV solution. You're welcome
No - it's just a warmed over Hermes.
It's look like crossover of Sänger II with X-30 National Aero-Space Plane...
