BGR August 22, 2026 • 23:17

Europe's Next-Gen Rocket Concept Could Be Way More Efficient Than SpaceX's Starship - bgr.com

By Gerard Griessel

A team from Europe has proposed a rocket that is similarly sized to the Starship, but with a winged booster that can glide and be caught mid-air.

Germany's Aerospace Center (DLR) published a paper in May 2025 proposing a more efficient European version of SpaceX's Starship rocket, with the concept called the RLV C5. The team from DLR studied S… [+1539 chars]

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Europe's Next-Gen Rocket Concept Could Be Way More Efficient Than SpaceX's Starship - bgr.com

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