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Nasa: a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth under study

Houston, Usa - First model ready as soon as 2009

Nasa, the Us space agency, is considering the building up of a space vehicle to be employed by International Space Station (ISS) crews as a lifeboat for emergency return to Earth. An early version of the crew transfer/return vehicle (CTRV) would be delivered to the ISS by a space shuttle or heavy lift Atlas V or Delta IV expendable rocket and left there for use in emergencies. "There has been one briefing...

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Rome, Italy, 07/05/2002 17:42
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