The Douglas Astro was a design concept for a fully reusable space launch system from the
Douglas Aircraft Company
The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American aerospace manufacturer based in Southern California. It was founded in 1921 by Donald Wills Douglas Sr. and later merged with McDonnell Aircraft in 1967 to form McDonnell Douglas; it then operated as ...
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It combined two manned lifting bodies, with only one of them achieving orbit. The system was designed around much existing hardware from the Apollo and other US space programs.
See also
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BAC Mustard
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Triamese
References
Former proposed space launch system concepts
Two-stage-to-orbit
Space launch vehicles of the United States
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