The U.S. government needs to sketch a plan to develop and field a reusable launch vehicle (RLV) if it wants to have quick access to space, says the Pentagon's space czar, Peter B. Teets. "We don't have a good technology road map" for a reusable launcher, lamented Teets, who serves as Air Force undersecretary and National Reconnaissance Office director. "I'm anxious to engage the broader community" to map a plan, he added. "I do believe that the nation needs to embark on a course for fully reusable, single-stage-to-orbit kind of launch capability."
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