Space industry executives lamented Wednesday that the United States will likely have to rely on other countries to send men, women and materials into space. The nation’s most visible launch vehicle, the space shuttle, will have its wings clipped in 2010, and current plans for a successor rocket to lift cargo and crew into orbit won’t come to fruition until at least 2015, when the first Ares rockets make it to the launch pad.
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Rocket Gap Could Keep U.S. Earthbound
September 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Moon and Mars · Space science · Wired News
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