As ESA discuss European Manned Spaceflight was a battle between Hermes Shuttle and Capsule Fraction
Here the 1989 Proposal of ERNO "LaReCa" short for Large Ariane 5 Return Capsule
It feature:
-A large reusable Capsule for various mission
-The use of full potential of Ariane 5 rocket...
The recent discussion about HERMES on Ariane 4 triggered a memory of another reusable lifting vehicle planned to be launched by Ariane 4 – the PLATO Platform Orbiter.
The PLATO concept of a small uncrewed winged reentry vehicle was developed by MBB-ERNO in the late Eighties to provide Europe...
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