Apr-02-19
The FALCon project envisions capturing rocket stages in flight via a separate aircraft that follows the rocket after liftoff.
The FALCon project (Formation flight for in-Air Launcher 1st stage Capturing demonstration) was initiated by six international EU partners with the goal of creating reusable launch vehicles. To that end, the team is exploring using a winged, first-stage booster that could be caught after launch by a separate, following aircraft and then towed to a landing area. The booster could be released near the landing strip, where it would glide to the ground to be recovered for reuse.
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