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SCS
is a fully recoverable fully reusable piloted passenger carrying
sub-orbital 2-stage spaceplane being offered by Vela Technology
Development and the basis of the ticket deposit scheme being offered by Zegrahm Space Voyages ,
intended to operate from and return to a commercial airport with a
flight time of the order of 2�-3 hours. The booster stage, Sky Lifter,
carries the second stage Space Cruiser underneath it on a pylon on twin
turbojet engines. After separation, the second stage uses Nitrous
Oxide/Propane pressure fed rocket engines to reach space.
Zegrahm ultimately expects to be able to fly two flights a
week whilst the vehicles are being designed to be capable of upto two
flights a day.
Space Cruiser ® and Sky Lifter ® are registered trademarks of Vela Technology Development, Inc.
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