[bill1952]

Arcadia, given the syntax and spelling of that statement I think I'll pass on your logic.

The Shuttle is still state of the art aeronautical technology that works in the real world.

Nothing else at this time even comes close.
Space travel is dangerous, and will remain so for the foreseeable future, IE, the next thousand years..

Engineering is not star trek, liberal wishful thinking nonsense.

It is centuries of hard work where progress is only possible by lifetimes of dedicated hard work by geniuses who push the frontiers of human knowledge only by standing on the shoulders of the giants who walked before us.

[ARCADIA]

The Shuttle is still state of the art aeronautical technology that works in the real world.

Yes, and composed of millions of parts which have been slowly decaying for 20 years. It is a complete waste of money, which should have been used to help develop its replacement.