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> it’s just too expensive It never reached the point in being worth using it, compared to the alternatives. At least in the use scenarios publicly known.
by acqq 8y ago
> it’s just too expensive
It never reached the point in being worth using it, compared to the alternatives. At least in the use scenarios publicly known.
- deelowe 8y ago> At least in the use scenarios publicly known This is key. The shuttle was a military project. It's usefulness and congress' appetite for continuing to fund it ended once alternatives[1] were put into service. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37