Mini Space Shuttle Could Bring U.S. Astronauts Back to Space

Mashable 2014-07-29

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The engineers of the Dream Chaser, a mini space shuttle, say it will make its first orbital trip in 2016 with plans to bring astronauts into space in 2017.
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