Talk:Space Shuttle program/Archive 2

Discussion

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The opening statement about the shuttle being the first spacecraft capable of carrying large payloads to and from orbit is basically NASA shuttle program propaganda.

Parachutes and ablative systems were quite capable of landing large payloads.

Maybe modify to say " ...the shuttle is the first manned spacecraft capable of returning large payloads from orbit in an internal protected environment ..."  ???

Perhaps a bit nit picky but some Aerospace professionals I know are pretty saturated with NASA propaganda about the shuttle. It has been holding us back for a couple of decades now in their opinion. user:mirwin

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