Re: shuttle & ISS mistake news article


"Paul F. Dietz" <dietz@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> George wrote:
>
>> Umm, it is so expensive because of its unwieldy design, obsolete
>> technology, its fragility, repeated delays and cost overruns, etc.
>
> A major reason it is so slow is the low flight rate. This is
> partially due to design, but also due to lack of demand. The latter
> is a general problem that affects all launch technologies, not
> just the shuttle.
>
> Paul

I suspect that a large part of the reason for the lack of demand is the
lack of reliability. Who wants to fork out 200 million for a satellite
that might or might not make it into space?


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