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If the STS was modeled after the X-15 it would have been much more successful:

>air launch from a B-52
>two stage to orbit, using a single disposable booster
>4-5 crew in a passenger configuration
>cargo version at the start
>24 hour turnaround time

Basically the X-38 or the Dreamchaser but air launched. Space Station Freedom would have actually existed using inflatable habs and would have set the stage for the ISS.

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