The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:SpaceLiner" class="extiw" title="w:en:SpaceLiner">Spaceliner</a> takes off with the space shuttle vertically, accelerated by the rocket engines into the outer layers of the atmosphere. After about eight minutes, all engines are shut down and the "Orbiter" can begin its glide to its intercontinental destination with, initially, more than 20 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Mach_number" class="extiw" title="w:en:Mach number">Mach</a>, slowly loosing speed on descend.
This SpaceLiner mock-up was presented on the "Outer Space" exibition in Art and Exhibition Hall, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Bonn" class="extiw" title="w:en:Bonn">Bonn</a>.
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