> Anyway, I just looked at the material they have on the NASA website,
and
> the
> craft doesn't seem all too re-usable... Now when they say "Low-Cost"
> they're
> talking about maintenance? Is it the stellar equal of a throw-away
> lighter?
> It seems that the human race is out to pollute space as well... I find
it
> shamefull!

Recycling was a big fad when the shuttle was proposed, and it wouldn't
have worked politically if it weren't "recyclable".

I've heard that they recycle the SRBs even though they cost more to
recycle than making new ones.




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