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Looking Back at the Shuttle Program

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
July 5, 2011
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Space shuttle’s legacy: Soaring in orbit and costs, AP
“The space shuttle was sold to America as cheap, safe and reliable. It was none of those. It cost $196 billion over 40 years, ended the lives of 14 astronauts and managed to make less than half the flights promised. Yet despite all that, there were some big achievements that weren’t promised: major scientific advances, stunning photos of the cosmos, a high-flying vehicle of diplomacy that helped bring Cold War enemies closer, and something to brag about.”

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