Too bad Bush cancelled the X-33 in 2001. I really had high-hopes for watching it land at Dugway. http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/news/releases/1999/Feb99/99-008.html http://www.aerospaceguide.net/space_planes/x-33.html http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/aero/x33_x34end.htm Whatever happened to the X-37? http://www11.msfc.nasa.gov/news/news/releases/2002/02-027.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/background/facts/x37.html We still have the X-43A - http://www.nasa.gov/missions/research/x43-main.html Are all of the space transportation marbles being put into the Crew Exploration Vehicle? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Exploration_Vehicle http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacetravel-05zzza.html http://www.exploration.nasa.gov/acquisition/cev_procurement.html http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/spacetransportation/index.html What will the CEV look like? An Apollo capsule strapped to an erector set box? http://www.spacedaily.com/news/spacetravel-05zzza.html A space plane? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crew_Exploration_Vehicle What's the story on any improved replacement for the heat shield tiles? Trying to epoxy 23,000 tiles on metal seems like the weak point. http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/shuttle_tps_030307.html http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/technology/armor_tps_020130-1.html
From just looking at their website, I have a hard time following the game plan.
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