Kankoh-maru
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The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a proposed vertical takeoff and landing (VTVL), single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO), reusable launch system (rocket-powered spacecraft). According to a document from July 1997, it would have been manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with its formal name being the Kawasaki S-1.[1]
Overview
The concept was created by the Template:Interlanguage link multi in 1993.[2] This development cost was estimated Template:JPYConvert in 1995.[3]
The name Kankō Maru is derived from the first steam-powered vessel in Edo-era Japan.[2]
See also
- Chrysler SERV
- VentureStar
- Reusable Vehicle Testing program by JAXA/ISAS
- Blue Origin New Shepard
- Falcon 9 Full Thrust
References
External links
- Encyclopedia Astronautica entry
- 宇宙旅行アーカイブ (Space Tourism Archive), Space Liner Association