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Its best-known mission is the creation of the Second Generation Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), the current Shuttle being the first generation RLV. Goals of SLI and Second Generation RLV are: Reduce the risk of crew loss to approximately 1 in 10,000 missions. Lower the cost of delivering payloads to low-Earth orbit to less than $1,000 per pound [3] ................
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