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Recycle and reuse. NASA SLS programme tries to save money

Washington, USA - Universal launch platform for many launch vehicles

NASA has underlined that the SLS programme (Space Launch System, the future American heavy space lifter) is trying to limit both development and, most of all, the future operating costs of the launcher. International press agencies reported that Michael Watson, Discipline Lead Engineer of SLS operations, has underlined at the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) conference in...

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Rome, Italy, 06/25/2012 18:47
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