Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. As astronauts and engineers like to say, space is tough. But that has never stopped brilliant minds from dreaming big. A Seattle company has revived NASA’s space plane plans, which were halted in … Read more
Editor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. As astronauts and engineers like to say, space is tough. But that has never stopped brilliant minds from dreaming big. A Seattle company has revived NASA’s space plane plans, which were halted in … Read more
In the 1990s, NASA designed an experimental space plane that was intended to be a cost-effective alternative to expensive rockets. This was called the X-33 and was based on a concept called SSTO, which stands for “single stage to orbit.” SSTO does away with the rocket stages of conventional spaceflight, where rockets contain engines and … Read more
SANDUSKY, Ohio — Ohio, home of the Wright brothers, is known as the “Birthplace of Aviation.” But the state also has some serious space flights, as we were reminded at an event Thursday (Feb. 1). On that day, NASA and Colorado-based company Sierra Space gave reporters an up-close look Dream chasera private space plane that … Read more
