Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!taw@S1-C From: taw%S1-C@sri-unix.UUCP Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Talk of a Space Sortie Vehicle Message-ID: <3194@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Jul-83 14:00:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.3194 Posted: Mon Jul 18 14:00:00 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 20-Jul-83 08:34:33 EDT Lines: 15 A friend just sent me this excerpt from a McDonnell/Douglas internal newspaper for supervisors: USAF Exploring Transatmospheric Vehicle The USAF's Aeronautical Systems Division is hoping to have a transatmospheric vehicle (TAV) - capable of lifting off and maneuvering in space like a convential aircraft - operational by the late 1990's. Different missions are being considered for the TAV, which will not need rockets (like the Shuttle) to get into space. MCAIR ( McDonnell Aircraft Co. ) and MDAC ( McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. ) are exploring the concept as a team.