ROMBUS SPACE VEHICLE CONCEPT.—This diagram reveals the main design features of the Rombus space cargo carrier proposed by the Douglas Missile and Space Systems Division. Such a single-stage manned space vehicle could orbit several hundred tons of payload at a time and be brought back to earth for re-use 20 times or more.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30178, 9 July 1963, Page 16
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53ROMBUS SPACE VEHICLE CONCEPT.—This diagram reveals the main design features of the Rombus space cargo carrier proposed by the Douglas Missile and Space Systems Division. Such a single-stage manned space vehicle could orbit several hundred tons of payload at a time and be brought back to earth for re-use 20 times or more. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30178, 9 July 1963, Page 16
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