 They looked at the main concepts under development and their studies showed that Rocketplane's jet and rocket combination made the most sense.In the following months, a core team came up with a detailed concept and assembled the required expertise from different areas of Astrium and other EADS subsidiaries, such as Socata, as well as several external industry partners.Australian designer Marc Newson, who earned his reputation in the field of aviation as Creative Director of Qantas, was also invited to join the project.