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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 ...
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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 ...
The Space Shuttle program was extremely expensive. Shuttle turnaround times were much slower than planned. The Space Shuttle had significant safety issues, resulting in two fatal accidents. These ...
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