Ask an Expert: From Disposable to Reusable Rocketry

Dr. Tom Lassman, curator in the Space History Division of the National Air and Space Museum, discusses the shift from disposable to reusable rocketry in the 1970s with the space shuttle orbiter. This informal gallery talk was recorded on November 18, 2010 as part of the National Air and Space Museum's "Ask an Expert" lecture series.

"Ask an Expert" lectures are presented weekly at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC and biweekly at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. For more information & schedule, see http://www.nasm.si.edu/askanexpert/

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Education

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• Space Shuttle
• space
• Saturn V
• rockets
• orbiter
• models
• concept designs