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**DonnyKong** · 06-06-2006, 09:44 PM

I'm glad to see the shuttle being replaced.

IMHO, it's been a white elephant since the day it was conceived. It was supposed to save money by being reusable, but to my knowledge the launch vehicle never was, and the shuttled itself had to have the heat tiles constantly replaced, and the inside fixed.

On the other hand, I'm not sure why we're building a craft to go to the moon and to Mars when there are no current plans to go there.

06-06-2006, 09:44 PM	#1
DonnyKong Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 403 Senior Member	NASA Glenn Taking Lead Role in Project I'm glad to see the shuttle being replaced. IMHO, it's been a white elephant since the day it was conceived. It was supposed to save money by being reusable, but to my knowledge the launch vehicle never was, and the shuttled itself had to have the heat tiles constantly replaced, and the inside fixed. On the other hand, I'm not sure why we're building a craft to go to the moon and to Mars when there are no current plans to go there. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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