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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Sierra Nevada's Dreamchaser Prepares for First Live Drop

The reusable manned spaceplane is designed for routine access to low earth orbit.  The fact is that there is no time to lose in getting this type of vehicle into operation, since no one is sure how the ISS will be funded after 2020.  First series of flights? Unmanned and automated of course.

http://www.space.com/19551-dream-chaser-space-plane-flight-test.html

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