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Winged rocketplane. Family:
Winged. Country: UK. Status: Study 1992.

The Bristol Spaceplanes Ascender of the 1990`s was a sub-orbital manned spaceplane concept proposed by David Ashford. The Ascender spaceplane would use a small Viper tubojet engine as well as a main liquid fuel rocket engine. The Ascender would act as a technology demonstrator for the orbiter of the orbital Spacecab concept,.

Manufacturer: Bristol Spaceplanes.


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