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Record 1 2010-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

The STS (Space Transportation System) concept that has evolved from the STG activities and from preliminary NASA and Air Force studies and analyses is a two-stage reusable vehicle, called the Space Shuttle, to be used for carrying payloads from earth to low-earth orbit and return, and a reusable Orbit-to-Orbit Shuttle (OOS) for transferring spacecrafts to high-energy orbits.

Key term(s)
  • orbit to orbit shuttle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

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