New Private Space Plane Aims to Pick Up Where NASA's Shuttles Left Off
http://news.yahoo.com/private-space-plane-aims-pick-where-nasas-shuttles-094012537.html
The new spaceship being built by private aerospace firm Sierra Nevada Corp. may look like a miniature space shuttle, but while the design takes cues from the past, company officials are hoping this vehicle shepherds in a new era of commercial human spaceflight.
Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser space plane is being developed to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station in low-Earth orbit. The company is aiming to begin full orbital flights in 2016.
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