Wow, you're quite older than I realized.
And now, it looks like the Shuttle is to be replaced by something more resembling Apollo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
I wonder if they're going for being able to land it on the pad like some of these latest unmanned launches by SpaceX and/or United Launch Alliance.
And now, it looks like the Shuttle is to be replaced by something more resembling Apollo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
I wonder if they're going for being able to land it on the pad like some of these latest unmanned launches by SpaceX and/or United Launch Alliance.
"For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan