Spaceplanes

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.

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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 https://www.artstation.com/jakub_grygier

Graphics by:
Kris Holland (Mafic Studios) www.maficstudios.com
Jeremy Jozwik https://www.artstation.com/zeuxis_of_...
Katie Byrne
Sam McNamara
Sergio Botero https://www.artstation.com/sboterod?f...

Produced & Narrated by:
Isaac Arthur

Music Manager:
Luca DeRosa - [email protected]

Music:
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Sirius" https://www.s-cheremisinov.com
Evan King, "Enchiridion" https://evanking.bandcamp.com/
Miguel Johnson, "Caustic Conflict"   / migueljohnsonmjmusic  
Aerium, "The Darwin project"    / @officialaerium