On Sat, 09 Aug 2003 18:54:25 GMT, Brian Thorn
wrote:

I think it would probably make more sense to go the wings or lifting
body route if reusability were your prime concern. Then you'd have the
SM functions in the same airframe and can reuse the whole shebang.


True. The point is if TPTB decide in the end to go for a capsule,
could it be resuable?