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Orbital Space Plane Problems

Posted by michael on from the two-tickets-to-the-moon-please dept.

FTL writes "NASA's next big step in space (after getting the remaining Shuttles flying again) is the construction of the Orbital Space Plane. It is a small vehicle designed to transport people to and from ISS. Jeffrey Bell takes a close look at OSP in this article and comes to the conclusion that it will result in yet another crippled vehicle. Sounds like what people were saying about the Shuttle's problems back when it was being designed."

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  1. Re:What about the X prize by WolfWithoutAClause · · Score: 5, Informative
    Why not just support the X prize project

    The X-prize is suborbital. Still, supporting a similar orbital prize may very well be a good idea.

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