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Spaceplane

Reusable spacecraft that take off and land like aircraft for orbital access and hypersonic travel
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Spaceplanes combine aircraft and spacecraft capability. Research and development; Skylon, Sierra Space Dream Chaser. Applications: hypersonic transport, orbital access. Challenges include propulsion (SABRE) and economics.

TRL
6/9Demonstrated
Impact
5/5
Investment
5/5
Category
Hardware

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