> Yes it's a fair comparison but it's also a terrible comparison, since the shuttle was crippled in that area due to other requirements tackled onto it. It's a

> Yes it's a fair comparison but it's also a terrible comparison, since the shuttle was crippled in that area due to other requirements tackled onto it. It's a fair comparison if the real product of the space shuttle program is compared with the real product of the Falcon Heavy program. Comparing what the space shuttle could hypothetically have been with what Falcon Heavy actually is would not be a fair comparison.