Revolution In Space Transportation Could Mean Safer, Less
Expensive, Missions
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen announced Tuesday
that he and aerospace pioneer Burt Rutan have reunited to develop
the next generation of space travel. Allen and Rutan, whose
SpaceShipOne was the first privately-funded, manned rocket ship to
fly beyond earth’s atmosphere, are developing a revolutionary
approach to space transportation: an air-launch system to provide
orbital access to space with greater safety, cost-effectiveness and
flexibility.
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