Artist's impression of the launch of a Shuttle-C vehicle. Shuttle-C has been proposed as an unmanned expendible heavy-lift launcher based on existing Shuttle technology. Using the present boosters and external tank,Shuttle-C would be powered by two or three Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSME). This would allow a payload of between 45 tonnes and 77 tonnes to be transferred to the Freedom Space Station,or 9 tonnes into geostationary orbit with the Centaur upper stage. Shuttle-C could also be used as a low-risk platform for testing new SSME designs and the proposed Advanced Solid Rocket Booster | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NASA |
Taille de l’image : | 3520 px × 5091 px |
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