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Reading the recent SDC story on Dreamchaser led me to google around a bit on the HL-20 concept.<br /><br />It seemed so promising: a small, nimble horizontal lander that could carry up to 10 people to orbit, with quick turn-arounds due to low-cost maintenance more like a commercial aircraft than an experimental spacecraft.<br /><br />This may be old territory for many folks here, but I'm wondering: How could the Powers That Were in the early 1990s allow such a promising concept to be shoved to the back burner? Can anyone offer any insight -- or at least share a few relevant links? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><strong>Just tell the truth and let the chips fall...</strong></font> </div>