.... Extension of the by now technologically mature Earth-Moon cycler stations to Earth-Mars orbits for interplanetary passenger transport. Crewed Mars landing craft would then be based on decades of experience with lunar landings and with aerobraking...
... thousand times, given high enough traffic levels for economies of scale. Just as steam locomotives transformed land transport, so spaceplanes will transform spaceflight and thereby make a huge contribution to life on our planet. Imagine a new space...
... Mars it is inevitable that fledgling businesses will spring up at permanent habitats. While there are a growing number of plans to transport people to the Red Planet, and even set up the first colonies, much remains to be done on the practicalities...
...platform right next to it. Landing after the test flight in November 2017. New opportunities Dream Chaser will be transporting 5,500 kg (around 12,125 lbs) of cargo to the ISS, which is a significant increase over current payload capabilities We will...
... NASA under the Commercial Resupply Services 2 (CRS-2) contract, utilising Dream Chaser and an attached Shooting Star transport vehicle to carry critical supplies like food, water and science experiments to the station before returning to Earth...
... surfaces from orbit. The Transit Configuration is essentially identical for both trans-Mars and trans-Earth transportation of the crew and consists of two copies of all modules that are necessary for safe crew return...