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Appendix B: Acronyms and Glossary
Pages 95-96

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... Dream Chaser Spacecraft in development by Sierra Nevada Corporation; it is designed to launch from an Atlas V launch vehicle and to carry up to seven astronauts and cargo to the ISS. It will return to Earth by way of a conventional runway landing, allowing it to bring back cargo from the ISS.
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... Located at NASA's Johnson Space Center, it is an astronaut training facility consisting of a large indoor pool of water used to simulate a low-gravity environment during astronaut training in the performance of various mission tasks. NRC National Research Council.
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