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HOTOL was a 1980s British project to build a totally reusable Space Shuttle. The project was cancelled and as it existed in the pre-internet age it's hard to find information about it.
In this video, with the aid of an original patent, I go back to basics to explain how HOTOL's unique rocket engine would have worked.
The patent referred to in the video is available here:
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My original HOTOL video is here:
• HOTOL - Spaceplane of ...
For an explanation of why I think SSTO spaceplanes are the future of space travel check out my original spaceplanes video:
• Spaceplanes are the fu...
The background rolling Earth orbit video is from:
"ORBIT - A Journey Around Earth in Real Time"
• ORBIT - Journey Around...