NASA's New Spaceship

High resolution images of NASA new Spaceship which will be used in going back to the moon in the next decade has been released by NASA. This Spaceship is the fusion of the best of Apollo and Space Shuttle technology.

The centerpiece of this system is a new spacecraft designed to carry four astronauts to and from the moon, support up to six crewmembers on future missions to Mars, and deliver crew and supplies to the International Space Station.

One thing I found different from the Apollo is the landing on Earth is by parachuting on dry land just like the Russian did, a splashdown is optional.

The new ship can be reused up to 10 times. After the craft parachutes to dry land (with a splashdown as a backup option), NASA can easily recover it, replace the heat shield and launch it again.

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