Shaping up: the future of US space transportation
Surprisingly, in 2014 the U.S. space transportation picture took shape in the sense that a viable way forward became clearer, although with no guarantee of ultimate success. NASA is not going to directly replace the Space Shuttle. That horse left the barn in 2009. The earlier demise of the Ares launch system as part of the cancellation of the Constellation program made that reality clear. Therefore, the question becomes, what now?

March 11, 2015 at 03:18AM
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