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Shuttle-C, NASA’s uncrewed heavy-lift plan that could’ve built Mars ships in orbit
In the aftermath of the Challenger disaster, NASA explored Shuttle-C—an uncrewed, shuttle-derived cargo launcher meant to deliver massive payloads, support lunar missions, and enable assembly of ...
When the spaceplane’s landing gear struck the runway on July 21, 2011, it marked the end of the line for the Space Shuttle. An incredible accomplishment in its own right, the shuttle project was a ...
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Could Atlantis have saved Columbia, inside NASA’s 2003 rescue plan and the foam strike that doomed STS-107
A foam strike 82 seconds after launch set Columbia on a fatal course, but a 2003 investigation explored a last-minute alternative, launching Atlantis on an unprecedented rescue mission. From the ...
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