NASA maps $10 billion-plus in Shuttle upgrades if RLV doesn't fly
NASA estimates it will cost from $5.5 billion to more than $10 billion to keep the U.S. Space Shuttle fleet flying if plans to shift space launch capability to a commercially operated reusable launch vehicle (RLV) early in the next century come to nothing. The estimate, which includes $3 billion for...
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