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New space launch systems are being developed that incorporate high-speed jet engines in 'spaceplane'-like stages. We investigate the optimised trajectory of one such launch system to show how a scramjet-powered stage may be returned and re-used most efficiently.
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This page is a summary of: Trajectory Optimization of a Partially Reusable Rocket–Scramjet–Rocket Launch System Including Fly-Back, Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, May 2023, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA),
DOI: 10.2514/1.a35535.
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