[hunter112]

The shuttles have no business in space, especially when we have much, much better technology.

Anybody notice how we didn't have these problems for the first couple of decades of the shuttle program? The technology is clearly aging badly.

The "recyclable" nature of the shuttle is what sold it during the decade when the eco-nuts really got hold of this country.

[DBrow]

” Anybody notice how we didn’t have these problems for the first couple of decades of the shuttle program? “

I think the original designs were “improved”.

The Russians have done rather well with the “can on a candle” booster technology over the years.

[longtermmemmory]

could it be the environmentally “friendly” materials they are now forced to use because of environwackos.