Talk:Spacecraft design
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The statement that spacecraft design will undergo significant development in the 21st century is either so generic it doesn't mean anything, or misleading. In fact, spacecraft technology has pretty much stagnated since the last 30 years. Only two areas can be claimed as having made real progress: Propulsion, with the advent of electric propulsion, and communications, with digital communications and general space data production capacity following suit to the terrestrial evolutions. I thus proposed some changes. --Wouarnud 22:20, 16 August 2005 (UTC) (arnaud)
[edit] non-distinction
"An important difference though is that spacecraft operate part or all of their life in vacuum and interplanetary space environment."
Since the same can be true for rockets and missiles, this is no distinction.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Brainhell (talk • contribs) .
