fully reusable shuttle
1Reusable launch system — A reusable launch system (or reusable launch vehicle, RLV) is a launch system which is capable of launching a launch vehicle into space more than once. This contrasts with expendable launch systems, where each launch vehicle is launched once and… …
2Space Shuttle program — This article is about the United States Space Shuttle program. For the shuttle itself, see Space Shuttle. For information on the Soviet space shuttle program, see the article Buran program. Space Shuttle program Duration 1981 2011 …
3NASA Space Shuttle decision — Even before the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968 NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs. The early studies were denoted Phase A , and in June 1970, Phase B , which were more detailed and specific.In 1969, United States Vice …
4Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …
5Space Shuttle design process — See also Space Shuttle program Conception and development North American Rockwell Shuttle, 1969 Even before the Apollo moon landing in 1969, in October 1968, NASA began early studies of space shuttle designs. The early studies were denoted Phase… …
6Space Shuttle Atlantis — Atlantis OV 104 Atlantis launching STS 122 mission to dock with the International Space Station OV designation OV 104 Country United States …
7Space Shuttle main engine — SSME redirect here. For the services field, see Service Science, Management and Engineering infobox rocket engine imsize=250 caption=Space Shuttle Main Engine test firing name=Space Shuttle Main Engine country of origin=United States manufacturer …
8Space Shuttle external tank — A Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) is the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During lift off and ascent it supplies the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three… …
9Maxime Faget — Born August 26, 1921(1921 08 26) British Honduras Died October 9, 2004(2004 10 0 …
10North American DC-3 — The DC 3 was a proposed space shuttle designed by Maxime Faget at the Manned Spacecraft Center (MSC) in Houston. The design was nominally developed by North American Aviation (NAA), although it was a purely NASA internal design. Unlike the… …
