Commerce Dept. report Thurs. revealed shift to suborbital reusabl...

Commerce Dept. report Thurs. revealed shift to suborbital reusable launch vehicles (SRLV) among entrepreneurial companies. Report said SRLVs couldn’t be used for geostationary satellites because they reach up to only 100 miles, but other civil, military and commercial uses were possible for technology. “Larger reusable vehicles, capable of reaching orbital altitudes,” would be next step, Commerce said.