In addition to lordnacho&#x27;s point, see things like <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;North_American_X-15" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;North_American_X-15</a> .<p>You can&#x27;t stay in orbit with plane wings because of air resistance, and with so little air you need rocket propulsion (for now, at least). But that&#x27;s not to say there aren&#x27;t some interesting games to be played with wings on the way up.