'Shuttle-derived' concept has scant resemblance to present vehicles

NASA's new Integrated Space Technology Plan (ISTP) includes a strong role for research into a "Shuttle-derived" vehicle to replace the existing fleet of four Space Shuttles, but those second-generation Shuttles would bear scant resemblance to Columbia, Discovery, Atlantis and Endeavour. "When we...

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