Talk:Saturn-Shuttle

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At least four such proposals

Phase B' Shuttle contractor studies 1971 shows a number of S1-C boosters - 2 with wings for flyback recovery. Page says "Boeing unveiled another ingenious shuttle booster design in August 1971. The "RS-1C" configuration (bottom) would have put wings, landing gear & jet engines etc. on the Saturn V rocket's S-IC stage, transforming it into a manned flyback booster for the shuttle!" "One of the preferred booster options was the Saturn-derived manned flyback design. North American Rockwell's "B-18E" (left) and Boeing's final flyback S-IC versions are depicted here. But the winged booster option was finally abandoned in December 1971 on grounds of cost and complexity. Its F-1 engines were not designed for reusability (the predicted lifetime was 10 flights) and NASA estimated they would have to be removed after each flight and the turnaround time was 10 days..." and "... in February 1972. Boeing recommended its own S-IC stage with retrorocket/parachute recovery at sea ..."

Could describe all of them in sections on this page ? - Rod57 (talk) 14:01, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]