Into the sunset, Economist “Disasters apart, the shuttle generally succeeded in at least one aspect of its mission: its regular launches (not to mention stunts such as flying a 77-year-old astronaut, and assorted senators and congressmen) made space travel seem routine, almost mundane–which helped to dampen public interest.” The end of the Space Age, Economist “But the shuttle is now over. The ISS is due to be de-orbited, in the […]