In this thread: /sci designs a spaceship

In this thread: /sci designs a spaceship.
Requirements:
must look cool
must be a single stage and completely reusable
must take off and land with minimum ground infrastructure, ideally just a concrete pad and some fuel cisterns
must have enough dV to get into LEO with a sizeable cargo, perform some orbital manoeuvres and land without refuelling
must require no more maintenance than a regular plane
I trust in your intelligence.

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youtube.com/watch?v=efOlmF3wjJE&t=4s
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospike_engine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_salt-water_rocket
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
youtube.com/watch?v=GRtXd1eiH-s
youtube.com/watch?v=vcsyMvQtlKs
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Mueller
youtube.com/watch?v=bdvv8qIl_WI
twitter.com/SFWRedditGifs

This is supposedly capable enough to do all these things without the booster, but with only a very small amount of cargo.

EM drive engines with ARC fusion reactor, only needs lithium an deuterium.
youtube.com/watch?v=efOlmF3wjJE&t=4s

With current technology, project Orion is the closest we can get to such an efficient spaceship.

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See "Radar Men from the Moon" or "Commando Cody"

A model rocket engine on a dildo should have enough dV to get into a dude named Leo in a single stage. Design not posted because of blueboard.

Better shot, without the wear and tear.

Dan Dare

Nuclear salt water rockets are an existing technology that we can actually make with preformance characteristics that would make it a true single stage to orbit.

The only problem is it's open cycle, which means it's rocket exhaust is HIGHLY radioactive.