"Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)" writes:

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.

Would you count the 1958 SCORE (Signal Communications Orbit
Relay Equipment), allowing that the Atlas B didn't shed a *whole*
stage on its ascent?

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Joseph Nebus
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Can we argue the definition of 'stage' until all comprehension
is lost and only nitpicking remains?