ABSTRACT
In its 23 year history, the NASA space shuttle program has seen exhilarating highs and devastating lows. The fleet has taken astronauts on dozens of successful missions, resulting in immeasurable scientific gains. But this success has had a serious cost. In 1986, the challenger exploded during launch procedures, and on February 1st of 2003, the Columbia broke up during re-entry over Texas.
This seminar report would be covering the following points:-
- A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SPACE SHUTTLE.
- THE SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION.
- SPACE PLANES AND THE REPLACEMENT OF SPACE SHUTTLES.
This seminar will be taking a brief look into the latest space planes namely the “HYPER SONIC PLANES WITH AIR BREATHING ENGINES” that are being planned to be rolled out by NASA for space exploration purpose.