Military space plane costs must come down, Gen. Estes says
Reusable space plane costs must be reduced before the U.S. military will buy into the technology, U.S. Air Force Gen. Howell Estes, commander- in-chief of U.S. Space Command, said yesterday, urging that particular attention be paid to propulsion. "The cost of building [a space plane] almost puts it...
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