This Plane Tried To Beat SpaceX (In 1979)
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It looked like science fiction, but it wasn’t. In the late 1970s, aerospace giant Rockwell proposed something radical: a reusable spaceplane that could take off from a runway, reach orbit without shedding a single part, and land like a normal aircraft. It was called Star Raker, and it could’ve changed everything. With 15 engines, a huge cargo hold, and a launch cost 500x cheaper than the Space Shuttle, Star Raker promised routine spaceflight long before Elon Musk. So why didn’t it fly? In this video, we explore the incredible ambition and quiet death of one of the boldest aerospace concepts ever imagined and ask what our world might look like if it had succeeded. Our official social accounts: 👉🏻 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planecuriousnews 👉🏻 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@planecuriousnews 👉🏻 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planecurious #spaceplane #StarRaker #SSTO #spaceflight #aviationhistory #Rockwell #NASA #spaceX #reusablerockets #spacetech
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