Fully Reusable Shuttle
Fully Reusable Shuttle
McDonnell Douglas / Martin Marietta, 1970-71
This cutaway model of an early fully reusable design shows propellant tanks inside the piloted booseter and orbiter. Internal tanks mean large, heavy vehicles and powerful rocket engines – 12 on this booster. Fly-back jet engines are shown in their retracted position in the canard (booster) and wing (orbiter).
Fully Reusable Shuttle
Fully Reusable Shuttle
McDonnell Douglas / Martin Marietta, 1970-71
This cutaway model of an early fully reusable design shows propellant tanks inside the piloted booseter and orbiter. Internal tanks mean large, heavy vehicles and powerful rocket engines – 12 on this booster. Fly-back jet engines are shown in their retracted position in the canard (booster) and wing (orbiter).