Low Cost Cargo Vehicle

Orbital launch vehicle. Year: 1989. Family: Shuttle. Country: USA. Status: Design 1990.

This variant of the Shuttle C was envisioned for delivery of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen to orbit.

It would have no payload module, just a thrust structure for two SSME's. 74,000 kg of unused propellant within the external tank could be delivered to orbit for transfer to space station propellant farms or interlunar/interplanetary spacecraft.

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