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Shuttle-C, NASA’s unmanned space shuttle that could have built giant missions in orbit, then got canceled
After Challenger reshaped NASA’s risk tolerance, Shuttle-C emerged as a bold plan to replace the orbiter with an uncrewed cargo carrier, using the existing shuttle stack to loft massive payloads for ...
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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 ...
A concept almost as old as the Space Shuttle itself is being considered as a replacement for NASA's Constellation programme return-to-the-Moon Ares rockets. Above: Artist's impression of a Space ...
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