steph
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Let's hypothetically assume that science and development gets a major funding raise, and many of the cancelled/mothballed projects like the X-30 get revived. What would be technically achievable in the near future, from a space and aerospace perspective? Maybe an SSTO?
Edit: I'm assuming a timeframe of, say, 10 years. Could we see horizontal take-off SSTOs being commercially used (manned or unmanned)? Also, what could be expected of technologies like nuclear pulse propulsion, pulse detonation engines , and so on ? Perhaps a manned mission to Mars or Venus would be unachievable even with all the funding
Edit: I'm assuming a timeframe of, say, 10 years. Could we see horizontal take-off SSTOs being commercially used (manned or unmanned)? Also, what could be expected of technologies like nuclear pulse propulsion, pulse detonation engines , and so on ? Perhaps a manned mission to Mars or Venus would be unachievable even with all the funding
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