ReNova SSTO Rocket Concept Developed by Martin

The rocket engines are arranged in a ring around the major diameter of a SSTO.
The hydrogen tanks form what is , in effect, a a large plug, with a toroidal oxygen tank mounted forward.. The rockets are enclosed in an air duct equipped with adjustable inlets. A jettisonable shroud extends the mixing area down stream of the rockets. The conical payload fairing serves as an inlet spike during accent through the atmosphere. The air enter through the inlet, mixes with the rocket exhaust, is heated and expands past the plug-shaped aft body, thus contributing additional thrust. The mixing shroud is jettisoned and the inlets are closed after leaving the atmosphere

[ptonpc]

Imagine a world where all of these designs were built and flown.

[ScienceRules]

57 seconds since upload.

I find it a little odd how all of these 60s/70s SSTO concepts wind up having similar shapes.

[mpetersen]

Kind of reminds me of Boeing's Big Onion and Chrysler's SSTO proposal. One thing about the large diameter vehicles is the mass ratio between tank structure and volume should become more favorable the bigger you get.

[Relativumspace]

There are so many SSTO concepts... but no one flown at this day.

[TheWebstaff]

If it a bird?
Is it a plane?
No it's a teepee attached to an aerospike!!

[mpetersen]

Now do a video of the nuclear engined Liberty Ship SSTO

[steveengleman]

I don't know what software you're using, but your graphics are awesome!!

[therichieboy]

Superb work as always. I think there may be some scaling issues with the earth at the initial orbit scenes.

[skrape]

Now I have to look into this design to find out what the specific impulse was. The Meteor air to air missile uses an air-augmented rocket like the.

[centaura]

Well, the launch was small. No launch tower (how are the crew or personal get to the ship? Wasn’t the design have the ship land on land with four retractable landing pads? If it did at sea. How was it recovered?

[deutandev]

Who's Martin?
Anyway nice try, Martin

[nickd]

What sort of payload did they have in mind? I guess fairing width becomes less of a concern with a vehicle this wide!

[jimlane]

If we see parts being jettisoned and staging taking place, the it's not truly SSTO

[atptourfan]

Soooo... where is the propellant stored? Is there any useful payload to orbit??

[Philipwaltho]

I love these videos they are well done great ❤

[pseudotasuki]

The nozzle ring it drops seems counterproductive. An aerospike shouldn't have flow separation issues.

[PaulZyCZ]

Again great animation!

Recommendation for a future video: About a decade ago there was a proposal to use ground-based laser instead of the oxidizer. So 1/10 of the fuel required and in theory it could serve for both starts and to heat a spaceship traveling between Earth orbit and Luna or even Mars. I'm not sure if there was a full concept or just a study, but something you could take a look at, Hazegrayart. :)

[bearly]

SSTO is what MUST happen for us to go anywhere and it must all be reusable.

[stratometal]

Maybe explain how it works in the video itself instead of only in the description. Several people think its an aerospike.

[mariocos]

Come è bello, la fantascienza, oggi con questa grafica!