Because of the way initial machines meant to take humans beyond the borders of our planet were made, we presently cannot envision spaceflight as starting any other way than by means of vertical ...

Rockwell’s Star-Raker was a colossal single stage spaceplane designed to haul huge cargo loads into orbit at a fraction of ...

This image shows the planned Star-Raker Space Plane, a startlingly ambitious NASA project that intended to combine airplane and spaceship in an effort to harness the power of the sun. Pitched by ...