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SPACE MINI-SHUTTLE [1 record]

Record 1 2009-02-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

France's two leading aerospace companies are expected to share the $1.7 billion contract to design and build the Hermes, the European space mini-shuttle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
CONT

D'une mini-navette spatiale à 3 spationautes (120 kg de bagages plus 400 kg de fret) lancée par Ariane 4, le CNES (Centre national d'études spatiales) envisage en 1978 l'utilisation d'Ariane 5 première version d'une capacité de 10 tonnes en orbite basse. [...] En 1984, Hermès présente toujours le profil d'une mini-navette spatiale à aile delta mais dotée de deux empennages verticaux inclinés.

Spanish

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