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Old May 9th 17, 05:48 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
RichA[_6_]
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Default USAF's humiliatingly small "Shuttle" replacement

Eesh! Like replacing a Veyron with a Prius.

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

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Old May 9th 17, 05:54 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default USAF's humiliatingly small "Shuttle" replacement

On Mon, 8 May 2017 21:48:49 -0700 (PDT), RichA
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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. Developing unmanned craft
like this makes good sense.
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Old May 9th 17, 07:44 AM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default USAF's humiliatingly small "Shuttle" replacement

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?
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Old May 9th 17, 02:33 PM posted to sci.astro.amateur
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Default USAF's humiliatingly small "Shuttle" replacement

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




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