AviationExplorer.com – A giant airplane that can launch a rocket carrying cargo and humans into orbit is the future of space travel, billionaire and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen said. The first test flight of the ambitious venture by Allen’s new company Stratolaunch Systems is not scheduled until 2015, but partners in the project vowed it would revolutionize orbital travel in the post-space shuttle era
Secondly, allow the USA to use the shuttle to compete with the ULA (United Launch Alliance) for military satellite launch contracts and for private commercial satellite launches. Third, allow the USA to participate in the space tourism industry by allowing them to utilize some shuttle seats for paying passengers (tourist) and by using the shuttle payload bay for deploying private Bigelow space stations into low Earth orbit for commercial purposes. …
As President Obama Marks Final Launch of Endeavour, Nation Looks to Commercial Space for the Future . 20 hours ago. NASA Space Information, Shuttle Launch, Moon and Solar System, Earth, Univers, Aerona …
