Spaceflight picture of the week: 18 May 2007

This week's picture is from a series of unique pictures from the Flight International spaceflight archive, which goes back to the very beginning of the space age.

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This image show's Boeing's concept for an Air Launched Sortie Vehicle for the US Air Force's Rocket Propulsion Lab, launching from atop a modified Boeing 747. Two rear outboard engines ignite to control and steer the vehicle. Once the spacecraft has cleared the 747's tail its remaining seven engines ignite to provide main propulsion. The reusable spacecraft would return to Earth, gliding to a runway landing.

Space flight picture of the week

LAST WEEK'S IMAGE


This image show's Boeing's concept for an Air Launched Sortie Vehicle for the US Air Force's Rocket Propulsion Lab, launching from atop a modified Boeing 747. Two rear outboard engines ignite to control and steer the vehicle. Once the spacecraft has cleared the 747's tail its remaining seven engines ignite to provide main propulsion. The reusable spacecraft would return to Earth, gliding to a runway landing.

For more news, pictures and information about the Boeing 747 please visit our 747 page

Source: FlightGlobal.com