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Space Plane Aims to Fly Into Space by 1966
Dr. J M Levitt outlines a space plane concept funded by a 20 million dollar Air Force project to reach a 50 to 75 mile atmospheric fringe then orbit at 12 000 mph using a jet and jettisonable rocket booster. It would rely on in atmosphere oxygen from air through distillation and liquid hydrogen fuel with no giant boosters, offering a potential path to rapid satellite launches and a glide return to Earth.
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