An artist rendering released by NASA Friday shows four
concepts being considered for the design of the Orbital Space Plane.
A capsule, a lifting body, a sharp
body with wings and a blunt body with wings. In just five years, astronauts
may journey to the International Space Station in a stripped down four
seater
instead of the mammoth and aging space shuttle. NASA, in effect, hopes
to commute to orbit in a sleek sedan instead of an 18-wheel Mack truck.
(AP Photo/NASA)
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