NASA's New Space Plane SOLVES What Musk Called 'Impossible'!

"NASA's New Space Plane SOLVES What Musk Called 'Impossible'!
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NASA's New Space Plane SOLVES What Musk Called 'Impossible'!
When Nasa decided to retire its iconic space shuttle in 2011, most people thought humanity lost the ability to return from space with a low-G runway landing.
But, that's not true in this century.
A Louisville-based company, namely Sierra Space was dedicated to bringing that ability back to life with its revolutionary fleet of Dream Chaser spaceplanes.
These spacecraft are advertised as having quite a few similarities and differences to Nasa's space plane and furthermore, it is coming closer to its first launch next year.
In today's episode, we will dive into Dream Chaser and how it compares to the Space Shuttle, its progress toward its first launch, what to expect in the future, and more.
NASA's New Space Plane SOLVES What Musk Called 'Impossible'!
On November 2, 2023, Sierra Space proudly revealed the first version of its Dream Chaser spaceplane, called Tenacity. It's considered the fruit of years of passionate determination, countless breakthrough innovations, and relentless commitment.
Since its introduction to the World, Tenacity has stirred up the space community with its resemblance to NASA's iconic Space Shuttle. Indeed, Dream Chaser is inspired by the Space Shuttle's design but is more compact and efficient. It's based on NASA and Soviet designs, including the HL-20, a NASA spacecraft design from the 1980s.
NASA's New Space Plane SOLVES What Musk Called 'Impossible'!
NASA’s original space shuttle had a wing design that was much like that of an airplane. Instead of being independent and perched atop a rocket, it was integrated with an external fuel tank that provided fuel for its main engines and had two solid rocket boosters attached at the sides. Each space shuttle was designed to fly at least 100 missions – but they actually flew fewer than that.
One of the key distinctions of Dream Chaser is its adaptability.
Space shuttles were launched vertically on a launch pad, utilizing solid rocket boosters (SRBs) and main engines. Thus, shuttles needed 7.8 million pounds of thrust to reach orbit. The SRBs collectively provided 6.6 million pounds of thrust on top of the main shuttle engines, which added a total of 1.2 million pounds of thrust. The SRBs were jettisoned just two minutes into the flight, and the main engine cutoff would happen around eight minutes into the flight.
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