Talk:Space Shuttle

Talk:Space Shuttle

Talk:Space Shuttle
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Air Force involvement

What are the sources on the USAF involvement in the Space Shuttle design process, specifically about its crossrange and payload capacity? While the reference in the article mentions on page 196 that "the space agency agreed to the following design criteria" (which does not however imply they were externally imposed by USAF), part of the CAIB report debunks the crossrange myth: https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1282040/m1/225/ So what is the situation there? Hal Nordmann (talk) 10:36, 28 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

The US Air Force's Range Safety organization probably. The Eastern Range and Western Range belonged the Air Force (now Space Force). -Fnlayson (talk) 17:28, 28 May 2025 (UTC)Reply

Retrievable Components

I guess if we are going to say that some components including portions or types of rockets were retrievable and reusable we should also point out that this includes the crew. Sometimes the crew was retrievable and reusable. Other times they blew up and it was nearly impossible to separate the wreckage and human remains when they tried to retrieve the "components". 72.142.92.197 (talk) 21:34, 8 July 2025 (UTC)Reply

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