This is where I got the info: http://space.stackexchange.com/a/1400 http://space.stackexchange.com/a/1400 Your sources seem more credible, but it's (obviously)

This is where I got the info: http://space.stackexchange.com/a/1400 http://space.stackexchange.com/a/1400 Your sources seem more credible, but it's (obviously) hard to get concrete facts on military applications of the shuttle.