Question of the century and many reasons, but IMHO these the biggies: Decision to upgrade RS25'S and go from 5 engines to 4 to try to save some money. This cost 8-10 years and reduced performance. To ...
NASA has been grounded since the Space Shuttle program was ended a few years ago. The agency has partnered with private companies like SpaceX and Boeing to develop low-Earth orbit launch and resupply ...
Krafft Arnold Ehricke Papers / Series 4: Reference Files / Vehicle Technology / Studies and Projects / Space Shuttle Orbiter Design (NASA contract NAS9-14000) [29 ...
In this film, taken a couple of years ago from a rocket booster on the space shuttle Discovery, you can see what it’s like to blast into space, shooting fire and whirling back into the upper ...