After takeoff, remove the first stage booster
After a while, remove the second stage booster.
It’s not the usual way of dropping things like this.
Enters orbit without separate separation process after takeoff
It is a term referring to a spacecraft.
NASA tried to make it once
I gave up due to technical/financial issues.
Recently at a place called “Radian Aerospace” in the United States.
It is said that this SSTO is being studied again.
The key method they thought of was
With “Rail Launch System”
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Instead of the aircraft’s own energy during takeoff,
By supplying a lot of energy to the rail at the bottom,
It’s a way to launch an aircraft.
Significantly reduces the weight of fuel, which accounts for 95% of the mass
Being able to use lift like airplanes
SSTO’s biggest challenge was
The problem of takeoff energy,
And it will be possible to solve the cost problem in the future.
They say they are looking forward to it
Radian Unit 1
Testing is scheduled to begin in 2028.