I seem to remember a discussion on AR years ago about recovering rocket
stages whereby the engines would serve as heatshields by circulating liquids
through their cooling channels during descent. But never by powered descent
plus landing, an option Falcons demonstrated to work.
All comments at that time on powered reentry were
poppycock/negative/laughing stock entries ... why such common
shortsightedness then?
I do not think the powered and chute less VTVL reentry option was invented
by Musk & team. Then who invented it? NASA people? Was there a patent about
the issue on which SpaceX based further development into the Falcons
reality?
Rupert Sheldrake's theory applicable?
John
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Subject: [AR] Re: SSTO
On Sat, 10 Feb 2018, John Dom wrote:
... Who knows where the Skylons would be by now if they got the same
help SpaceX got...