Re: should space shuttle be cancelled?

Cardman wrote:

> >But the fact remains that the Shuttle is *fundamentally flawed* in many
> >ways, both in concept and design.
>
> I do not believe that. The only real flaw I see in the Shuttle system
> is in having no crew escape system. All the other problems with the
> Shuttle are simply technology not meeting Shuttle requirements.


The biggest flaw is being a vehicle that even *needs* a crew escape
system.

We only do this in aircraft where some outside force may actively be
trying to destroy you. (fighters and bombers) Almost everything else is
sufficently robust that we don't consider it, we expect 'intact abort'
in virtually all cases.


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