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The shuttle was not designed as a Space truck. It was an experimental vehicle to test re-usability. It was SOLD as a space truck. It could haul and ferry and send up people to fix sats.
Most Sats = 32K miles up. Shuttle = 500 miles max.
It was supposed to be a temp system and replaced.
What Nasa has figured out is that the cost of a reusable system like the shuttle is much more expensive than a system like the Russians use.
I've been inside the mock up. It seems way too small for 6 people.
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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the engineer adjusts the sails.- William Arthur Ward (1921-1994)
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