Reusable Shuttle Concept Models
LS-200 Starclipper Partially Reusable Shuttle
Lockheed, 1971
Scale 1:96
This is called a stage-and-a-half vehicle because the orbiter launches under its own power without a booster and flies all the way to orbit, disposing of the external tanks along the way.
Meteor Jr.
Goodyear, 1957
This fully reusable launch vehicle concept was envisioned several years before human spaceflight began. It is similar to designs proposed by Werner von Braun in the early 1950s. The three winged stages are piloted and reusable.
Reusable Shuttle Concept Models
LS-200 Starclipper Partially Reusable Shuttle
Lockheed, 1971
Scale 1:96
This is called a stage-and-a-half vehicle because the orbiter launches under its own power without a booster and flies all the way to orbit, disposing of the external tanks along the way.
Meteor Jr.
Goodyear, 1957
This fully reusable launch vehicle concept was envisioned several years before human spaceflight began. It is similar to designs proposed by Werner von Braun in the early 1950s. The three winged stages are piloted and reusable.