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Lockheed Transatmopsheric Vehicle (1984). The TAV Phase I, started in May 1983, resulted
in 14 concepts including the HTHL SSTO concept depicted here. Subcontractors Lockheed, Boeing,
General Dynamics and Rockwell all produced designs for Battelle Laboratories while
McDonnell-Douglas submitted its own TAV concepts.