http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2 ... ons-future
http://hobbyspace.com/nucleus/?itemid=26786
Very interesting if NASA does build it.
New NASA design for reusable manned spacecraft
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New NASA design for reusable manned spacecraft
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Re: New NASA design for reusable manned spacecraft
Don't take this as anything more than an official thought experiment.
Re: New NASA design for reusable manned spacecraft
erik_t wrote:Don't take this as anything more than an official thought experiment.
Yeah, it's a thought experiment.Popsci wrote:radiation-mitigation systems that could include tanks of water or liquid hydrogen slush
Re: New NASA design for reusable manned spacecraft
And its not new, either. The pictures in the slides have been around for a while, the presentation the article is refering to seems to just have been a summary of what studies they have been working on, recently.
PS Also, judging from the "related articles", popsci is hilarious!
PS Also, judging from the "related articles", popsci is hilarious!
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