Space Rider
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The Space Rider is a planned uncrewed orbital lifting body spaceplane aiming to provide the European Space Agency with affordable and routine access to space. Space Rider will have the potential to al
Artist's rendering of Space Rider from 2017 (RM on front—left, AOM behind—right)
Space Rider will use a controllable parafoil for landing, as used by the NASA X-38 in 1999.
Spaceplane
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A spaceplane is a vehicle that can fly and glide as an aircraft in Earth's atmosphere and function as a spacecraft in outer space. To do so, spaceplanes must incorporate features of both aircraft and
Space Rider
…The Space Rider (Space Reusable Integrated Demonstrator for Europe Return) is a planned uncrewed orbital lifting body spaceplane aiming to provide the European Space Agency (ESA) with affordable and routine access to space. Space Rider will have the potential to allow experiments…
Space Shuttle Discovery
Landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis, a crewed orbital spaceplane
Buran spaceplane rear showing rocket engine nozzles, attitude control thrusters, aerodynamic surfaces, and heat shielding
An X-15 in flight