On Mon, 8 May 2017 23:44:40 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

On Tuesday, 9 May 2017 00:54:48 UTC-4, Chris L Peterson wrote:
On Mon, 8 May 2017 21:48:49 -0700 (PDT), RichA
wrote:

Eesh! Like replacing a Veyron with a Prius.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/articl...years-in-orbit

It's not a shuttle replacement. It's a reusable UNMANNED orbiter.
There's seldom any use for humans in space.

Good point. So WHY did they spend/squander $230 BILLION on the ISS?

Politics, mostly. The same reason they're likely to squander even more
on manned trips to Mars.