No, because it was later thought unpractical. But I remember the original NASA broadcasts in the 70’s, just after the final Apollo mission. It was supposed to be a true “space plane” that would take off and land like an airplane. But the difficulties in doing that resulted in the ugly space truck that we got.
“But I remember the original NASA broadcasts in the 70’s, just after the final Apollo mission. It was supposed to be a true “space plane” that would take off and land like an airplane.”
Updating your memory cells:
In July 1969, the Space Shuttle Task Group issued a report that determined the Shuttle would support short-duration crewed missions and space station, as well as the capabilities to launch, service, and retrieve satellites. The report also created three classes of a future reusable shuttle: Class I would have a reusable orbiter mounted on expendable boosters, Class II would use multiple expendable rocket engines and a single propellant tank (stage-and-a-half), and Class III would have both a reusable orbiter and a reusable booster. In September 1969, the Space Task Group, under the leadership of Vice President Spiro Agnew, issued a report calling for the development of a space shuttle to bring people and cargo to low Earth orbit (LEO), as well as a space tug for transfers between orbits and the Moon, and a reusable nuclear upper stage for deep space travel.[8]: 163–166 [5]
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