Reusable One-stage Orbital Space Truck

[GeorgeA]

A Douglas Phil Bono concept circa December 1962.

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770069308_1977069308.pdf

 

[Michel Van]

THX for data

a brilliant Idea is the land recovery, were the ballute/balloon are used too keep ROOST in air like airship
ROOST makes no landing on ground but stop in air and floats, thank the helium and hydrogene in the ballute/balloon!

small articel by Phillip Bono about ROOST in Popular Science Jul 1963
http://books.google.be/books?id=pSADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA80&lpg=PA80&dq=ROOST+(launch+vehicle)&source=bl&ots=IuarwM0Ss3&sig=un7Iqo4MG3stuwd5IfDREPSCnvI&hl=en&ei=gv3wTanRLMOAOpCbiKcD&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCEQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=ROOST%20(launch%20vehicle)&f=false

 

[OM]

A Douglas Phil Bono concept circa December 1962.

http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19770069308_1977069308.pdf

...Anyone else having problems loading this PDF? I updated the Adobe reader despite having problems with no other PDF links. All this links to is a black page.

 

[robunos]

I can download it no problem...


cheers,
Robin.

 

[Orionblamblam]

I've noticed NTRS goes goofy from time to time. Apparently NASA is constantly tinkering with their DNS somethign or others which occasionally cut off my access to their website. I'm sure it happens to others as well. Wait a day or three, try again.

 

[Stargazer]

Whenever my PDF downloads get stuck (which happens quite often these days, a problem with the more recent Adobe Acrobat, maybe?) I find that using the "Download file" instead of "Display file" option works most of the time. Afterwards I can always dump the file if I don't like it.

 

[Barrington Bond]

No mention of Philip Bono in this Patent...

 

[fightingirish]

Hazegrayart: Reusable One Stage Orbital Space Truck (ROOST)
Philip Bono's study of a reusable Single Stage to Orbit (SSTO) The Douglas Aircraft Reusable One-Stage Orbital Space Truck (ROOST) The reentry and recovery system for the ROOST booster would gradually deploy and inflate with hot gases to gently land like a hot air balloon.

View: https://youtu.be/uK-HzIXyiaI

https://youtu.be/uK-HzIXyiaI

 

[rooster]

In the near future you may hear some news on turboramjets being used in some drones, missiles, and orbital vehicles

 

[Byeman]

In the near future you may hear some news on turboramjets being used in some drones, missiles, and orbital vehicles

not orbital vehicles. Doesn't make sense.

 

[sferrin]

In the near future you may hear some news on turboramjets being used in some drones, missiles, and orbital vehicles

May. But probably not.

 

[RanulfC]

In the near future you may hear some news on turboramjets being used in some drones, missiles, and orbital vehicles

We've already had an aircraft that used them
The SR-71

Randy

 

[Archibald]

And ROOST was 100% rocket powered, so this is off topic...