Posted on 07/14/2005 7:20:00 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Spachab used the occassion of this week's Shuttle launch to announce the company has initiated development of a fully commercial roundtrip delivery service to low earth orbit and beyond.
This initiative is a natural next step for Spachab which has been a pioneer in space commerce for more than twenty years.
(Excerpt) Read more at spacedaily.com ...
SpaceDaily misspelled the name, it's SpaceHab, probably should be corrected to avoid thread duplication. :') Looks like SpaceDaily needs a new editor:
"Illustration of Spacehab's Apex 100 series (L) and 300 series family of spacecraft. 'Not only is Apex a viable option for commercially re-supplying the International Space Station,' said Michael E. Bain, Spachab Chief Operating Officer. 'It is also a flexible system that can act as an in-space resource module providing power, data, and thermal support or serve as an unmanned orbiting laboratory that brings experiment results safely back to earth.' Image courtesy: Spacehab."
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