Take a look at the design for the Starship test rocket - it takes me back.
(Actual rocket (L) and rendering (R))
Says Elon Musk:
“This is for suborbital VTOL (vertical take-off and landing) tests,” Musk explained. “Orbital version is taller, has thicker skins (won’t wrinkle) & a smoothly curving nose section.”
Compare to an earlier use of this dramatic form, this one from Destination Moon, a 1950 american space exploration film drama.
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'And he had been sent with troops, supplies and bombs to command Russia's most trusted post, the Moonbase.' - L. Ron Hubbard, 1948.
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'If she starts to roll sideways — blooey! The underjets only hold you up when they’re pointing down, you know.' - Stanley G. Weinbaum, 1936.
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