Boeing Small Launch Vehicle (SLV)

[Triton]

Artist's impressions of Boeing Small Launch Vehicle (SLV) concept.

Source:
http://www.aviationweek.com/Blogs.aspx?plckBlogId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9c&plckPostId=Blog:a68cb417-3364-4fbf-a9dd-4feda680ec9cPost:f6f267a4-b412-44cc-a2a0-5258308c847e

 

[antigravite]

Hey, just found the related patent application!!!
The patent is not issued yet, as of today.
It's Patent Application #US2013299626.
It's 12-page long. And I just attached some screen-grabbed figures of interest.

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Patent Application # US2013299626(A1)
Issued: 2013-11-14
SMALL LAUNCH VEHICLE
Inventor(s): SMITH THOMAS R [US]; BOWCUTT KEVIN G [US]
Applicant(s): BOEING CO [US]; SMITH THOMAS R [US]; BOWCUTT KEVIN G [US]
Application number: US201213468262 20120510
Priority number(s): US201213468262 20120510
Also published as: EP2662288 (A2)
Abstract: A vehicle comprises a first stage supersonic aircraft, and a second stage hypersonic aircraft. The second stage aircraft is in tandem with the first stage aircraft.

 

[antigravite]

Wikipedia has a page about this concept refined under DARPA's ALASA program:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Small_Launch_Vehicle

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[antigravite]

… And the Boeing ALASA variant as published by Flight in september 2013 in an article related to NASA's wishes for a low-cost dedicated cubesat small launch vehicle.

source:
David Todd, "Small and Sweet: NASA wants a dedicated Small Launch Vehicle for cubesats", Flight, 01/2013
http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/hyperbola/2013/09/small-and-sweet-nasa-wants-a-dedicated-launch-vehicle-for-cubesats/

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[XP67_Moonbat]

Guess now that Boeing's gonna be busy cranking out CST-100's, this one's gonna stay vaporware. :-\

 

[dark sidius]

Yes with the horrible 60 s capsule