Sentences with phrase «ferrying people and cargo»

Initially embodying the dream that space travel might become routine and that we could establish an orbital beachhead for ambitious exploration of the moon and beyond, the shuttle ultimately symbolized the cruel reality of space travel — one in which merely ferrying people and cargo to space's jumping - off point is staggeringly difficult, expensive, and dangerous.

Not exact matches

Colonizing Mars — or any other world — would require ferrying thousands of people and millions of tons of cargo through space.

Ushuaia is also a jumping - off point; Russian cargo / passenger hybrid ships take off for Antarctica, planes and helicopters ferry folks to the back - country, and some people arrive with the express purpose of disappearing.

Both vehicles offer drivers access to passenger and cargo styles that allow them to ferry people, haul cargo, or customize for a combination of both, thanks to powerful engines and clever design: