Because illegals and minorities would rather have freebies.
This is what it all boils down to. We will keep losing things until we stop the Detroit/New Orleans freeloader models.
A friend of mine sent me a PPT presentation of the steps they take to get it ready for launch. Held nose up in a hangar with elevators all around, electrical and data cables everywhere, I think it takes more time in prep than it does in orbit.
USUALLY they don’t retire something until they have a replacement. Maybe alot of the rumors are true, and they already do.
So Obama can send 900 MILLION to the arabs?