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Old September 11th 03, 05:40 PM
Hallerb
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Default US Rep - End Manned Shuttle Missions Now

nauts are cheap, boosters/orbiters/spaceships
are costly. It is in the operator's best interest to reduce the probability
of
vehicle losses, quite irrespective of


Well unmanned you can shoot for 97% success. To get to 99.9 for man rating
will likely increase your costs a LOT.

Its a dollars issue.