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A look back at Recoverable Rocket Boosters

North American Aviation- Propellants On Board At Take Off concept. Under the Aerospaceplane Development Planning Studies program, North American received $500,000 to study the POBATO concept. The two-stage POBATO made use of 8 turbo-ramjet engines on the modified lifting body first stage with the entire external structure made of metallic honeycomb sandwich material for reusability.

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A look back at Recoverable Rocket Boosters

North American Aviation- Propellants On Board At Take Off concept. Under the Aerospaceplane Development Planning Studies program, North American received $500,000 to study the POBATO concept. The two-stage POBATO made use of 8 turbo-ramjet engines on the modified lifting body first stage with the entire external structure made of metallic honeycomb sandwich material for reusability.

PHOTO BY: AFMC History Office
VIRIN: 210406-F-ZS999-0012.JPG
FULL SIZE: 0.83 MB
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IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.

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