SSTO Comments Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: SSTO Comments
# 2933 byspider_boris@... on June 8, 2002, 7:11 a.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
--- In spacesettlers@y..., Ryan Healey wrote:
> Joseph L. Brown Wrote:
> > The Delta-Clipper would be far superior to the Aero-Space Plane
concepts in
> two
> > respects - it lands in its launch position, so needs (at least a
LITTLE) less
>
> > support infrastructure,
>
> Not by much. Besides any decent Spaceplane should be able to land
at pretty
> much any airport that can handle a 747. Also HTOL spaceplanes if
designed well
> should even be able to use current airports (of course they'll
probably need
> different fuel).
airport with an elevation over 10000 ft:
http://www.kellyspace.com
:) ed