On Sep 22, 11:57*pm, Fred J. McCall wrote:
William Mook wrote:
My system uses an inflatable thermal protection system to slow below
sonic speeds and fold away wings when gliding below the speed of
sound. * A tow plane flying down-range snags the booster as it is
gliding down-range with a tow line and tows it back to the launch
center. *There the booster is released. *The engine re-starts at a low
thrust setting, as the booster climbs into vertical position. *It then
settles down tail first, like the old tail sitters from the 1950s - on
a mobile landing platform. *The wings and thermal systems retract and
the booster is readied for another launch.

And all you need is a few thousand tons of unobtanium to go with your
handwavium and you'll be able to implement your crayon drawings.

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"Ordinarily he is insane. But he has lucid moments when he is
*only stupid."
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * -- Heinrich Heine

Nonsense