reusable spaceship
11Tier One — is Scaled Composites program of suborbital human spaceflight using the reusable spacecraft SpaceShipOne and its launcher White Knight. The craft are designed by Burt Rutan, and the project is funded 20 million US Dollars by Paul Allen. In 2004 it …
12Space Shuttle thermal protection system — The Space Shuttle thermal protection system (TPS) is the barrier that protects the Space Shuttle Orbiter during the searing 1650 °C (3000 °F) heat of atmospheric reentry. A secondary goal is to protect from the heat and cold of space while on… …
13Spaceflight — For the magazine published by the British Interplanetary Society, see Spaceflight (magazine). For the 1985 PBS documentary series narrated by Martin Sheen, see Spaceflight (TV series). For the Sam Lazar album, see Space Flight (album). Part of a… …
14SpaceShipOne — Space Ship One redirects here. For the album by Paul Gilbert, see Space Ship One (album). SpaceShipOne …
15Interstellar travel — Montage of fusion powered rocket concepts from 1987–2004, which could form the basis for an interstellar vehicle. Included are: VISTA (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories,1987), Discovery II (NASA/GRC, 2002), Human Outer Planet Exploration… …
16space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
17Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — 宇宙航空研究開発機構 Reaching for the skies, exploring space Owner  Jap …
18Spaceport America — entrance gate, in March 2010. IATA: 90NM – ICAO: K90NM – FAA LID: 90NM …
19Private spaceflight — This article is about non governmental spaceflight. For paying space tourists, see Space tourism. For general commercial use of space, see Commercialization of space. Astronaut Dale A. Gardner holding a For Sale sign Private spaceflight is flight …
20Rocketplane Kistler — (RpK), based in Oklahoma City, was a reusable spacecraft firm formed in 2006 by Rocketplane Limited, Inc. after it acquired Kistler Aerospace. K 1 launch vehicle Rocketplane Kistler s primary project was the K 1 launch vehicle, a reusable launch… …
