Re: White Elephant (was Re: Naming 'the stick')



William Mook wrote:


I like the idea of upgrading the ET volume so that it could flyback
after use. The first four elements could glide back on their own power
under most circumstances with a L/D of about 12 - and the two could be
recovered downrange snagged like the old discovery satellites - mid
flight - and towed back to the launch center for release



I still think this is about the slickest flyback booster unit I ever saw:
http://www.buran.ru/htm/strbaik.htm
I'm still trying to make heads or tails of this one:
http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/wintitan.htm

Pat
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