[VRWC For Truth]

The B52 has redundant systems. For the first two minutes of flight the Shuttle is a projectile with no redundancy. One merely has to overcome gravity and windspeed ... the other gravitational forces and the atmosphere. Big differences.

[Right Wing Assault]

The B52 has redundant systems. For the first two minutes of flight the Shuttle is a projectile with no redundancy. One merely has to overcome gravity and windspeed ... the other gravitational forces and the atmosphere. Big differences.

That's not the point. Of course a plane is different from a spacecraft. I was responding to the statement that was made concerning age. He implied that the Shuttle wasn't worthy due to age. I was responding that age can be repaired. An unmaintained B-52 will crash as will an unmaintained Shuttle.