 | Roton ATV Second Flight Rotary Rocket's single stage to orbit (SSTO) spacecraft Roton during test flight in Mojave desert. Planned by Rotary Rocket Inc, the Roton was to use a centrifugally-pumped rocket motor for launch, and a helicopter rotor for descent. By their own estimate Rotary Rocket needed over $100 million for development, but managed to raise only $30 million, and so ceased trading in 2000. In April 2002, XCOR acquired selected intellectual property assets of the former Rotary Rocket Company. These assets included a 22,250-newton LOX/kerosene engine developed and tested by the company as well as hydrogen peroxide engine technology. |
 | Lockheed Martin Venturestar spaceplane Lockheed Martin planned to develop the Venturestar single-stage-to-orbit resuable launch vehicle using technology to be demonstrated with the X-33, but NASA cancelled the programme in 2001 and Venturestar was shelved. |
 | BJ Engineering's Mk.1 Steam Rocket Launch She's a beauty. |
 | Orbiter Space Flight Simulation: Airman Launch The Airman is a small, solo, "sport" rocket, loosely based on the Vanguard stage one. It is single stage to orbit, uses the emergency booster for retro, and re-enters the atmosphere in a hands free "shuttlecock" mode using "IRDT". (Inflatable Re-entry and Descent Technology) Sorry for low video quality, I wanted to make the file as small as possible. |
 | Rotary Rockets Inc Roton Single Stage to Orbit Spacecraft was a rocket with spinning blades powered by Tip Jets,The Helicopter blades where to lift it to there maximum altitude then the rockets would take over,Rotary Rockets Inc sadly went out of buissness in 2001. |
 | waverider ssto spacecraft A Waverider Single Stage to Orbit spacecraft for the Orion's Arm scenario This spaceship rides the hypersonic shockwave created by its own velocity to gain lift when leaving the atmosphere |
 | BJ Engineering's Mk.2 Steam Rocket Ground Run Feel the Force. |
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