Veto Aerospace 'Bluejay-Harrier'

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The Bluejay-Harrier is an aircarrier-spaceplane pair, designed to carry a spaceplane up to high altitude where it can more easily power itself into orbit. The Bluejay is is spaceplane, and the Harrier is the aircarrier. It is currently undergoing tests, but it is promising. It has good takeoff power, with minimal damage. It is well controllable, and has a top speed of 640 m/s.

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Bluehawk-Harrier version 2. The Harrier now has space engines, and the Bluejay comes with external tanks. This should allow space maneuvering.

Version 3. Now with thinner wings inspired by VA\'s Ibis, a Munar spaceplane which was far more controllable in space than its predecessor the Kestrel which used a different wing design. This does make takeoff more difficult.

Version 5. Engines reconfigured, Globe SRBs swapped for two sets of smaller boosters. A lot of stage reconfiguration. RCS prevents overbalancing, twin space engines provide the thrust for the carrier, before separation at about 12 000 m/s. The spaceplane then burns into orbit. The spaceplane would appear to retain the fuel and RCS required for a Minmus landing, which was in fact the goal of the mission.