The Space Shuttle fleet is decades old technologically speaking and desperatly needs to be retired.
I wouldn't so hastely just off some state of the art equipment just because it's 'old'
B52's still does their job even 50 years after they got introduced, and the USAF are counting on another 50 years service from these bad boys. they are planning on retiring every B52 2055
Maybe the shuttle design with peripherals are just plain 'bad' but don't throw it out just under the notion of it's 'old'
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The Space Shuttle fleet is decades old technologically speaking and desperatly needs to be retired. I wouldn't so hastely just off some state of the art equipment just because it's 'old' B52's still does their job even 50 years after they got introduced, and the USAF are counting on another 50 years service from these bad boys. they are planning on retiring every B52 2055 Maybe the shuttle design with peripherals are just plain 'bad' but don't throw it out just under the notion of it's 'old'