[Colinsky]

Maybe it’s some kind of inside joke, like when Dubya called Space Shuttle pilots “truck drivers.”

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I'll let Dubya off the hook. At least they made a song about that one.

[KarlInOhio]

Maybe it’s some kind of inside joke, like when Dubya called Space Shuttle pilots “truck drivers.”

That was part of the original plan with an under one week turn around from landing to launch. The shuttles turned out to be far more fragile and maintenance heavy than originally thought.