Comment why the obession with glider spacecraft? (Score 3, Insightful) 127
There is no need for glider-based spacecraft. Wings are useless in space. "man-rated" launch vehicles cost something like $10k per pound to go to orbit. The extra pounds for wings are a massive waste of money and resources.
The original design--The Capsule--was the right idea! Why not build a re-usable capsule?