This is what gave us the Space Shuttle, and killed the Saturn V. This was the most monumental colossal failure in the history of human exploration since 15th century China destroyed their sea-going fleet.
Ya mean ya didn't like the shuttle missions making 24,000 orbits of the earth?
It was like watching NASCAR go in endless circles. Well, maybe not that bad.
“Ya mean ya didn’t like the shuttle missions making 24,000 orbits of the earth? “
Don’t get me wrong, the machines were impressive manifestations of 1970’s technology, but the first law of space launch (if there isn’t one, there should be) is that once you get something into orbit, don’t waste the orbiting resource and the energy to get it there by bringing it back!