A History of Reused Spacecraft
- Episode aired Jun 1, 2017
- 10m
Space X and the Space Shuttle made news about reusable spacecraft. But other spacecraft, rockets and satellites have flown in space more than once. The X-15, X-37B and SpaceShipOne space pla... Read allSpace X and the Space Shuttle made news about reusable spacecraft. But other spacecraft, rockets and satellites have flown in space more than once. The X-15, X-37B and SpaceShipOne space planes were designed for reuse. On other occasions it was just a matter of convenience. The o... Read allSpace X and the Space Shuttle made news about reusable spacecraft. But other spacecraft, rockets and satellites have flown in space more than once. The X-15, X-37B and SpaceShipOne space planes were designed for reuse. On other occasions it was just a matter of convenience. The old hardware happened to be available, in pretty good shape and, of course, cheap.