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Two months after the final flight of Space Shuttle, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration finally has a plan to replace the troubled winged spacecraft, two of which crashed, killing a total of 14 astronauts. On Sept. 14, NASA boss Charles Bolden unveiled the design of the agency’s Space Launch System, a new heavy rocket slated for a 2017 debut.
If it survives the current lean budget years, SLS will not only maintain the United States’ heavy space-exploration capability – it could give Washington a military edge over Moscow and Beijing.
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