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... ., and Leroy Gordon Cooper received the AIAA Astronautics Award. ''(Av. Wk., 7/1/63, 31)''
Rombus (Reusable Orbital Module-Booster and Utility Shuttle) concept described June 18 by Philip Bono ... on liquid-propellant tanks would be jettisoned and parachuted to earth after providing initial boost; Rombus would be recovered from orbital mission with use of parachutes, main engine retrothrust, and ...
... Bono, a space engineer at Douglas Missile and Space Systems Div., the booster was called Rombus (Reusable Orbital Module-Booster and Utility Shuttle) and would have the capability of placing approximately 1 million lb. in circular orbit 175 mi. high and could be reused 20 times. Rombus would have its own propulsion for orbiting, deorbiting, and landing retrothrust, would employ eight strap ...
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