Shuttle program brought breakthroughs, but proved costly and dangerous
 

Shuttle program brought breakthroughs, but proved costly and dangerous

07-04-2011 09:00 PM

With the countdown set to begin ticking Wednesday on the 135th and final launch of the space shuttle program scheduled for Friday, a look back shows that some of the program's early hopes have been realized. Shuttle payloads ranging from Spacelab to the orbiting Hubble telescope produced a scientific bonanza. But with launches that cost more than $1 billion on average, the program never lived up to its billing of providing cheap, regular access to space.http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/564650.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/564651.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/564652.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/564653.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/564654.png http://www.patriotfiles.com/forum/iipcache/564655.png


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