Timeline for Are the US shuttle and Buran the only space planes to have launched vertically with wings exposed?
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| Jun 2, 2018 at 1:46 | comment | added | SF. | I recall a small spaceplane design that was meant to be launched as three nearly identical spaceplanes stacked together, two of them acting as boosters and returning to the launchpad, third reaching orbit. One special thing about it was that it was the only real-life spacecraft that used asparagus staging. IIRC it never flew, so again "doesn't count" but I guess it should earn a mention. | |
| Mar 21, 2018 at 16:28 | comment | added | uhoh | I just noticed that a half-day after asking this question, I asked the question ISRO's space plane on top of of a rocket - how unstable was it? This was launched by an attached rocket, not under it's own power. But then again that's partly true for both of these as well. Do you think you should add this to your answer? | |
| Mar 20, 2017 at 16:04 | comment | added | Schlusstein | Barring implausible secret military launches, I'm quite sure. | |
| Mar 20, 2017 at 16:01 | comment | added | Organic Marble | @Schlusstein thanks for mentioning MAKS, that is interesting. I have a followup question! | |
| Mar 20, 2017 at 15:58 | vote | accept | uhoh | ||
| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:38 | history | edited | Schlusstein | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:32 | history | edited | Schlusstein | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:09 | history | answered | Schlusstein | CC BY-SA 3.0 |