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To: Enlightened1
Anyone know if all four of these are official in the running? Any others?

Clockwise from upper-left: SpaceX Dragon, Blue Origin New Shepard, Boeing CST-100 and Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser.

27 posted on 09/16/2014 8:32:35 AM PDT by Dagnabitt (Amnesty is Treason. Its agents are Traitors.)
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To: Dagnabitt
I don't know, but if I was a betting man... I would say it's probably the Boeing CST-100. I've seen lots of photos of it, and it looks similar to our Space Shuttle vs. the cone shaped ships that we used in the 60s.
29 posted on 09/16/2014 8:35:22 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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***Correction***

I meant the Sierra Nevada Dream Chaser. This bad boy.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Sierra+Nevada+Dream+Chaser&biw=1600&bih=766&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=O1kYVNfQLIGbyASFpYL4Cg&ved=0CDQQsAQ


30 posted on 09/16/2014 8:37:10 AM PDT by Enlightened1
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I don't think that Blue Origin is in the running, but I could be wrong.

I'm hoping that that they go with a full share for SpaceX, with a 1/2 share for the SNC Dreamchaser. SNC is in a unique situation, since they have some agreements with ESA to help in their development.

47 posted on 09/16/2014 9:33:02 AM PDT by kosciusko51 (Enough of "Who is John Galt?" Who is Patrick Henry?)
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