Spaceplanes long seemed like the logical next step for getting into orbit after the Space Shuttle, but have seemingly fallen to the wayside in recent years in favor of reusable rockets. But the future may see a return of spaceplanes, and we’ll look at some of the more promising designs like Skylon.
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Credits
Upward Bound: Spaceplanes
Episode 188, Season 5 E22
Written by:
Isaac Arthur
Editors:
Evan Schultheis
Keith Blockus
Mark Warburton
Matthew Acker
S. Kopperud
Olly Epsom
Cover Art:
Jakub Grygier
Graphics by:
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios)
Jeremy Jozwik
Katie Byrne
Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero
Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur
Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@
Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov, “Sirius“
Evan King, “Enchiridion“
Miguel Johnson, “Caustic Conflict“
Aerium, “The Darwin project“