The Question
(Submitted August 26, 1998)
Please update me on theoretical propulsion systems and any current plans
for the new space shuttles. I will soon be a student of physics
and one day a space systems engineer.
Thank you for your time and response.
The Answer
Hi,
The NASA KSC homepage has links to a lot of Shuttle-related information,
including the upgrade program and the X-33, X-34 and X-38 programs, and
links to pages for many other rockets:
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/
Speculation on future means of propulsion can be found at:
http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/PAO/warp.htm
Paul Butterworth and Mark Stollberg
for Ask a High-Energy Astronomer
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