Hazegrayart: Lockheed's LS-200 Star Clipper Spaceplane

[catdlr]

Lockheed's LS-200 Star Clipper Spaceplane a Space Shuttle alternative

Lockheed's Star Clipper was a proposed Earth-to-orbit spaceplane based on a large lifting body spacecraft and a wrap-around drop tank. Originally proposed during a USAF program in 1966, the basic Star Clipper concept lived on during the early years of the NASA Space Shuttle program, and as that project evolved, in a variety of new versions like the LS-200.
The LS-200 was very similar to the earlier version, it was smaller overall, The M-1 engines were replaced with the Space Shuttle Main Engines.

[Oersted]

Nicely done, thanks.

[electricdawn]

Interesting concept. I wonder how that tank is affecting aerodynamics.

[DreamyPickle]

This seems extremely similar to the X-33, I wonder if there is any legacy there?

[dglow]

And you thought Shuttle's side-mount stack made emergency aborts difficult...

[Blackstar]

And you thought Shuttle's side-mount stack made emergency aborts difficult...

And lots and lots of foam that can shed and impact the orbiter.

[rpapo]

This seems extremely similar to the X-33, I wonder if there is any legacy there?

Same company.  The X-33 was being built by the Lockheed-Martin Skunk Works.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_X-33

[Vahe231991]

Specifications for the LS-200 can be found at this link:
http://www.astronautix.com/s/starclipper.html

[AstroWolfie]

this looks sorta like something from Kerbal Space Program!