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Nasa designing a space sedan instead of the shuttle

Washington, Usa - Its mission: crew rescue and crew transport

Nasa hopes to commute to orbit in a sleek sedan in just five years: astronauts may journey to the International Space Station in a stripped-down four-seater instead of the mammoth and aging space shuttle. Nasa Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced plans for the Orbital Space Plane before space shuttle Columbia came apart over Texas and killed seven astronauts on February 1. But the tragedy has added...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 52303
Rome, Italy, 09/02/2003 13:55
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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