Re: Space Shuttle Lands Safely

The Shuttle is going to be replaced by the Crew Exploration Vehicle
(CEV),
but it looks like the program needs some serious reforms if it's to
succeed. See:

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/oped-05zl.html

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Relevant Pages

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