Spaceplanes long seemed like the logical next step for getting into orbit after the Space Shuttle, but have seemingly fallen to the wayside in recent years in favor of reusable rockets. But the future may see a return of spaceplanes, and we'll look at some of the more promising designs like Skylon. Get a free month of Curiosity Stream: Visit our Website: Join Nebula: Support us on Patreon: Support us on Subscribestar: Facebook Group: Reddit: Twitter: on Twitter and RT our future content. SFIA Discord Server: Listen or Download the audio of this episode from Soundcloud: Episode's Audio-only version: Episode's Narration-only version: Credits Upward Bound: Spaceplanes Episode 188, Season 5 E22 Written by: Isaac Arthur Editors: Evan Schultheis Keith Blockus Mark Warburton Matthew Acker S. Kopperud Olly Epsom Cover Art: Jakub Grygier Graphics by: Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) Jeremy Jozwik Katie Byrne Sam McNamara Sergio Botero Produced & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur Music Manager: Luca DeRosa - lucaderosa2@ Music: Sergey Cheremisinov, “Sirius“ Evan King, “Enchiridion“ Miguel Johnson, “Caustic Conflict“ Aerium, “The Darwin project“
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