System and method for return and landing of launch vehicle booster stage

   
   

A recoverable/reusable booster stage has air-breathing jet engines mounted on the inter-tank ring in alignment with the center axis of the booster body. The jet engines provide supplemental lift on ascent, power the booster on a return flight, and hover the spent booster for a vertical, tail-down landing at the launch site.

 
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