Heavy Lift 2015 Credit - © Mark Wade

ATK Thiokol concept for a shuttle-derived heavy lift vehicle with a lift equivalent to the Saturn V. The radical reconfiguration would put all elements in-line. Four SSME engines would be at the base of a stretched external tank, flanked by two shuttle RSRM motors with a fifth segment added. Atop this would be an 8.7 m diameter Lox/LH2 stage, followed by a 10-m diameter payload fairing. Availability would be ten years after go-ahead.

Manufacturer: Thiokol. LEO Payload: 102,000 kg (224,000 lb). to: 500 km Orbit. at: 51.60 degrees. Core Diameter: 8.70 m (28.50 ft). Total Length: 127.00 m (416.00 ft). Span: 10.00 m (32.00 ft).