> Turns out, we didn't either, at least for military applications The military purposes for the Shuttle were primarily servicing and refuelling the KH-11 satel

> Turns out, we didn't either, at least for military applications The military purposes for the Shuttle were primarily servicing and refuelling the KH-11 satellites and launching other NRO payloads that couldn't ride a normal launcher. The cargo bay and cross-range landing performance specifications were derived from those mission requirements.