Flying 2,600 miles per hour. engineering
, the fully reusable space plane would provide rapid point-to-point travel between any two locations on Earth via suborbital flight, and a crewed test flight could take place as early as 2025.Space Transportation's website
shows passengers board a plane attached to a large triangular paraglider-like wing featuring two large rocket boosters. After takeoff, the plane detaches from the wing and flies through suborbital space. The wing lands back safely on Earth while the space plane carried on to its destination. Once there, it performs a vertical landing using a similar technique to the one used in SpaceX's Falcon 9 booster landings.
2,600 mph , meaning that it would fly at twice the speed of a Concorde and, in theory, could fly from New York to London in about an hour.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Utah reports 6 new deaths Thursday; 7,033 new COVID-19 casesThe Utah Department of Health on Thursday reported 7,033 new COVID-19 cases and six new deaths from the virus.
Read more »
Why This Hairstyle Is the Perfect “New Year, New You” MoveWho needs resolutions when you have a transformational cut?
Read more »
Utah reports 6,166 new COVID-19 cases Friday; 10 new deathsUtah reported 6,166 new COVID-19 cases Friday along with an additional 10 deaths in the state, although five occured before Jan. 1.
Read more »