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Abstract a écrit:While the Space Shuttle was under detailed development and fabrication, we at the
former Rockwell International looked at ways that the Shuttle system could be further
developed by using the system elements in new ways.  These involved "slicing and dicing"
the Shuttle system elements in new ways and combinations that used almost everything in
one unique way or another.  Concepts that we looked at included stretching the orbiter,
carrying a very large number of passengers, using the aft fuselage as a recoverable module,
and the development of liquid rocket boosters to replace the baseline Solid Rocket Boosters.
Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) concepts and system architectures have been explored
before and subsequent to the Space Shuttle development and operation. Future studies have
this design database available from which to depart. This history could be an important
consideration in the forthcoming era of space exploration announced by the President.

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