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Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV) are the future of the space exploration. They would allow to cut expenses on producing one-time rockets for the every launch. At the present, extensive search for the spacecraft that can be launched to space and safely brought down is being held. Government promises to pay to the first company that will succeed in doing so.

In my opinion, such spacecraft wouldn’t have couple long wings like most aircrafts do. By its construction it would be similar to the stealth fighters; it would use its whole hull as a wing. This way, they won’t disintegrate from the high speed and aerodynamics will be greatly improved. Most of the energy on a takeoff is actually released while lifting a rocket from the ground. Skipping this step will save enormous amounts of fuel, lighten the spaceship and increase storage capacity. Lifting it to the very top of the atmosphere on a plane and launching it from there will be much more efficient. Planes are very good at flying in atmosphere, so why not to use it? Initial development of such vehicle would require a lot of financial resources, but after it would be mass produced, the saving will cover these expenses.

The RLV is still far away in the future and we cannot do much to improve existing rocket carriers. However as technology progresses, improvements of the fuel and electronics would be made. To prevent any illnesses that can be caused by a toxic rocket fuel, launches should be planed considering weather conditions (direction of the wind).