A New Spaceplane Is Preparing To Launch!

For decades now a new more modern spaceplane has been undergoing near-constant development, manufacturing, and testing. All of this has led up to its maiden flight, which is expected to happen just later this year. Only days ago Tenacity, the first flight-capable Dream Chaser, arrived at NASA Kennedy in Florida. This will be the location of its final tests and eventually its launch site.

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[bigpumpsea]

Per Google, NASA launched 135 missions, not "100's" of missions.

[SilverHuskyYT]

Considering the lack of windows I'm assuming its drone controlled

[ceezb]

Looks cool but hopefully it can launch more often

[sincereflowers]

Why does it look like a Parallax Landing Craft from Warframe?

[douglascunningham]

Still day dreaming on the payloads to orbit. Then moon. Wonder if like the shuttle Elon's any plans to use paired boosters? Like a closer spinning self sufficient wheel shaped permanent space station prioritized.

[LordFalconsword]

Dreamchaser will have a lot of work ahead if it hopes to keep up with the biggest accomplishment or the shuttle, killing 14 astronauts.

[michaels.]

Ooooo cool more space garbage floating around. for that.

[adamlis]

MiG-105 died: 1978

Dream Chaser born: 2024

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