NASA is building a new shuttle to deliver cargo to the International Space Station (ISS).
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The Dream Chaser shuttle, reminiscent of spaceships from sci-fi TV series, is scheduled to test flight aboard a Vulcan Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Center in Florida in early 2024.
The special thing about Dream Chaser is that it can be used up to 15 times. According to NASA, the shuttle will supply the ISS. The craft is manufactured by Sierra Space, a private spaceflight company in Louisville, Colorado.
The launch and flight to the ISS will be monitored by multiple teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Johnson Space Center in Houston, as well as the Dream Chaser Mission Control Center in Louisville.
Astronauts aboard the ISS will then grab the spacecraft with special robotic arms and dock it to the module.
During its first flight to the International Space Station, Dream Chaser is expected to carry more than 3.5 tons of cargo. The shuttle should stay on the ISS for about 45 days, then return to Earth.
Source: Racurs
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