BIS 3 Stage
Winged orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1950. Family: Pre-Sputnik Designs. Country: UK. Status: Design 1950.

The British Interplanetary Society (BIS) reusable booster concept of 1950 was a 3 stage, rocket, similar to Von Braun concepts of the time. The third stage was a winged vehicle which would use the skip-glide re-entry technique conceived by Saenger.

Manufacturer: BIS.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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