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Looking southwest, this view shows ongoing construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million...
An aerial view reveals (foreground) the ongoing construction of an $8 million Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Support...
Pictured here is an artist's depiction of Lockheed Martin's Lifting Body Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable...
The Advanced Space Transportation Group takes the future of space travel far into the 21st Century. Pictured is an...
Pictured here is an artist's depiction of Rockwell's Vertical Landing Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable Launch...
Pictured here is an artist's depiction of the McDornel Douglas' wing body Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Hangar, workers begin wrapping racks of equipment...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Hangar, workers stretch sheets of plastic over...
This aerial view shows the construction of a multi-purpose hangar, which is part of the $8 million Reusable Launch...
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Hangar, workers secure stretch sheets of plastic...
This is the McDornell Douglas CD-XA Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) concept. The Delta Clipper-Experimental (DC-X) was...
In this artist's concept, the X-33 Venture Star, a Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), manufactured by Lockheed Martin...
The layout of the debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia is captured in this wide-angle view of a section of the RLV...
Columbia Reconstruction Project Team members study debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia in the RLV Hangar. The...
Columbia Reconstruction Project Team members study debris from the Space Shuttle Columbia in the RLV Hangar. The...
Artist John Frassanito's concept of three Single-Stage-to-Orbit (SSTO) Reusable Launch Vehicles (RLV's). Depicted...
This artist’s concept is of the X-33 Advanced Technology Demonstrator, a subscale prototype Reusable Launch Vehicle...
The X-34 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) concept is pictured here. NASA plarned to utilize the X-34 small reusable...
Pictured here is a DC-XA Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) prototype concept with an RLV logo. The Delta...
The Delta Clipper-Experimental Advanced (DC-XA) is a single-stage-to-orbit, vertical takeoff / vertical landing...
A worker examines a piece of the Columbia debris on the floor of the RLV Hangar. The debris was shipped from...
Members of the reconstruction team check out the Columbia debris inside the RLV Hangar. The debris was shipped from...
Astronauts Lee Archambault and Joan Higginbotham look at a piece of Columbia debris placed on the grid in the RLV...
Members of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board examine pieces of Columbia debris in the RLV Hangar. The debris...