Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer) wrote:
Has anyone ever put anything into orbit with a single stage? I know
we've managed SSTS, Single Stage To Space, but I don't think we've
managed SSTO.

Mary "Haven't thought about this for years"



Scott Lowther claimed a long time back that Thor could do it, but then
backed off that statement.
I wonder if Thor could, minus any payload?
I think the single stage Atlas conversion would be the most reasonable
choice.
It's almost going to have to be something using balloon tankage to get
the mass fraction to where it's good enough to do the job.

Pat