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[Eric Berger] Is the Dream Chaser space plane ever going to launch into orbit? (arstechnica.com)
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[โ€“] Fetus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not so bad, really. Apollo 10 made it within 15km of the lunar surface.

[โ€“] burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, but that was always their plan, right? Imagine if Apollo 10 was supposed to land, but got changed to the flyby mission last minute because they couldn't certify their prop system.