#ssto

Youfo 2 you will ALWAYS be famous to me

This SSTO uses two B.R.O.A.D.S.W.O.R.D. engines to get both itself and its cargo into low kerbin orbit.

One of the unique features of this plane is the tail. I wanted to emulate the sort of tri tail that the Lockheed Constellation had.

Eve’s extremely thick atmosphere, immense surface gravity and high escape velocity, makes it one of the most challenging destinations, specially you’re thinking of getting out of there as well, not to mention if it’s abroad a single stage space plane! Bradley Whistance achieved something most thought was impossible! Amazing...

Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP)

"Pictured here is a DC-XA Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) prototype concept with an RLV logo. The Delta Clipper-Experimental (DC-X) was originally developed by McDornell Douglas for the Department of Defense (DOD). The DC-XA is a single-stage-to-orbit, vertical takeoff/vertical landing, launch vehicle concept, whose development is geared to significantly reduce launch costs and will provide a test bed for NASA Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) technology as the Delta Clipper-Experimental Advanced (DC-XA)."

Date: January 23, 1995

"X-33 Venture Star - Reusable Launch Vehicle.

In this artist's concept, the X-33 Venture Star, a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), manufactured by Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, is shown in orbit with a deployed payload. The Venture Star was one of the earliest versions of the RLV's developed to replace the aging shuttle fleet. The X-33 program was cancelled in 2001."

Date: August 8, 1996

Advanced Space Transportation Program (ASTP)

"Artist John Frassanito's concept of three Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV's). Depicted from the left are: The Lockheed-Martin lifting body configuration that uses an integrated linear aerospike main engine; the McDornell Douglas vertical landing configuration; and the Rockwell wing body configuration that uses liquid oxygen and hydrogen bell engines."

Date: June 13, 1995