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Nasa is studying new aircraft to replace the shuttle

Palmdale, Usa - Reliability and safety are the new Nasa requirements

The nation's next manned spacecraft must hold at least 4 astronauts and be safer and easier to launch than the space shuttle. The Orbital Space Plane, this is its name, must have the flexibility needed to safely and efficiently get crew to and from orbit and must provide crew rescue and logistical support to the International Space Station. These requirements give aerospace companies wanting to build...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 41147
Rome, Italy, 02/26/2003 14:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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