Landing Is A Variable In NASA Commercial Crew Choice

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COLORADO SPRINGS — NASA managers looking for at least two commercial vehicles to take crews to the International Space Station have a choice of techniques for returning astronauts to Earth, from parachute landings on land to a gliding touchdown on a runway. As they consider system-level proposals...

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