Payload carry and launch system
OwnerHarry Scott, Stephen G. Wurstinventors
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The reusable space launch system has a first stage vehicle or aerospacecraft, a second stage vehicle or reusable spacecraft and a third stage vehicle or reusable orbit transfercraft. All the stages have the basic aerodynamic vehicle elements of a fuselage, wings, and tail, with the incorporation of control surfaces to supply lift, stability and control. The aerospacecraft is configured to use ejector ramjet engines for powered flight and includes equipment to capture air to supplement oxidizer for the ejector ramjet engine during take-off and extreme high altitude In order to optimize aerospacecraft performance in a pull up movement to exit the sensible atmosphere, the aerospacecraft may include auxiliary ascent rocket engines. The aerospacecraft payload bay is accessed by nose load re-closable payload fairings. The reusable spacecraft is mounted on tracks on each lower side of the aerospacecraft payload bay. For staging, a catapult ejects the reusable spacecraft and its payload through the opened payload fairings The aerospacecraft closes the payload fairings, re-enters the atmosphere, flies back to the operating base and lands for reuse. After ejection from the aerospacecraft, the reusable spacecraft and reusable orbit transfercraft may unfold their airfoils.
An aerospacecraft comprising:
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