SPACE RACE FLEDGLING FIRMS STARTING TO CATCH UP WITH THE BIG BOYS IN DRIVE TO LAUNCH FIRST REUSABLE ROCKET

From: The Boston Globe | Date: March 2, 1998| Author: David L. Chandler, Globe staff | Copyright information

Every rocket launched since the dawn of the space age 41 years ago has been at least partly a one-use vehicle, discarding multimillion-dollar components on its way into space. That's why space travel is an extremely expensive game -- but that soon could change.

At least one company hopes to send a totally reusable rocket into orbit by year's end, and over the next two or three years several other companies expect to begin launching rockets that can be used over and over.

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