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>For what it's worth the Soviet's response to the Shuttle program was a failure. NASA remains the only one to get a partially re-usable orbiter into use. Stric
by qwerta 13y ago
>For what it's worth the Soviet's response to the Shuttle program was a failure. NASA remains the only one to get a partially re-usable orbiter into use.
Strictly speaking Sojuz has some reusable parts, mostly electronics.
> It wasn't like they crammed in a bunch of people in an experimental s
The Shuttle was so complicated that every flight was 'experimental'. One can leave testing phase after all fatal bugs are discovered and addressed, this never happened.
- kllrnohj 13y ago> The Shuttle was so complicated that every flight was 'experimental'. One can leave testing phase after all fatal bugs are discovered and addressed, this never happened. So every time you fly in an airplane or drive your car do you call it an experimental vehicle? How about your house? Is it experimental, too?
- qwerta 13y agoIf there is 1:70 chance that vehicle explodes on every use, then yes it is experimental.