"MUSTARD" redirects here. For other uses, see mustard (disambiguation).
Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device
Manufacturer
British Aircraft Corporation (BAC)
Country of origin
UK
Size
Height
118 feet 0 inches (35.97 m)
Diameter
13 feet 1 inch (3.99 m)
Mass
424,270 kilograms (935,360 lb)
Stages
2
Capacity
Payload to GEO
Mass
2,268 kilograms (5,000 lb)[1]
Launch history
Status
Cancelled
Total launches
0
stage
Powered by
1
Maximum thrust
2,150 kilonewtons (480,000 lbf)[2]
Specific impulse
405
Burn time
215 seconds
Propellant
LOX/LH2
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The Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device or MUSTARD, usually written as Mustard, was a reusable launch system concept that was explored by the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) during the mid-1960s.
Mustard was intended to operate as a multistage rocket, the individual stages comprising near-identical spaceplane modules. These planes, or stages, were hypersonic vehicles, capable of flying at speeds in excess of five times the speed of sound.[3] Following a vertically standing launch, each stage was to progressively separate during the ascent, after which they would individually fly back towards a suitable landing strip. The final spaceplane was to be capable of attaining such an altitude that it would be able to achieve a sub-orbital trajectory before also performing a controlled return. Following a conventional landing, all of the stages were intended to be reused multiple times. It was projected that Mustard was suitable for launching payloads weighing as much as 2,300 kg (5,000 lb) into orbit.
The concept originated from studies performed by British manufacturing conglomerate English Electric, who had drawn inspiration from an American proposal, the Douglas Astro, which was proposed in 1962.[4] Throughout the 1960s, the Mustard project was refined and prepared for programme launch. However, financing for the initiative was not forthcoming from the British government and the concept ultimately languished following the completion of the last major design study in early 1967. According to BAC's successor company BAE Systems, the projected cost of completing Mustard's development had been estimated as being between 20 and 30 times cheaper than the conventional expendable launch system used for the American Apollo program.[3] The knowledge and expertise from Mustard was applied in various other avenues, the most prominent being the HOTOL spaceplane programme during the 1980s.
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