European and French Cold War Space shuttles.
Sept 18, 2024 15:36:35 GMT
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Post by ukron on Sept 18, 2024 15:36:35 GMT
Hello everyone, a collection of short articles, links and images relating to European and French aerospace research during the Cold War.
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Artist's impression of the Aerospatiale STS 2000 demonstrator, imagined in the 1980s, taking off from a runway near the CS in Kourou.
The STS 2000 Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO) is a reusable single-stage launcher using aerobic propulsion up to Mach 6. The SSTO takes off horizontally with the aid of a landing gear. It takes off at a speed of 150 m/s and an angle of incidence of 12 degrees. The STS 2000 would have flown from Mach 0.4 to Mach 3.6 using four turbo rockets, from Mach 3.6 to Mach 6 using four ramjet rockets and from Mach 6 to Mach 25 using four rocket engines. On re-entry, it “glides” from orbit to earth and lands like an airplane in Kourou.
The STS 2000 Single-Stage-To-Orbit (SSTO) is a reusable single-stage launcher using aerobic propulsion up to Mach 6. The SSTO takes off horizontally with the aid of a landing gear. It takes off at a speed of 150 m/s and an angle of incidence of 12 degrees. The STS 2000 would have flown from Mach 0.4 to Mach 3.6 using four turbo rockets, from Mach 3.6 to Mach 6 using four ramjet rockets and from Mach 6 to Mach 25 using four rocket engines. On re-entry, it “glides” from orbit to earth and lands like an airplane in Kourou.
