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SPACE EXPLORATION
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to cut cost because it can be reused.
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because it was a pretty design
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it could lift off on its on
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it was heavy and would last a long time
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Detailed explanation-1: -After the Columbia loss in 2003, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board report showed that STS was risky/unsafe, and due to the expense to make Shuttle safe, in 2004, President G.W.Bush announced (along with the VSE policy) that Shuttle would be retired in 2010 (after completing the ISS assembly).
Detailed explanation-2: -The original vision of the space shuttle program was to develop a vehicle that would launch into space very frequently (several times a month) to deploy and repair satellites as required.
Detailed explanation-3: -The tiles on the orbiter required a lot more maintenance than was expected-they took quite a beating. Each tile was unique and had to be machined to precise specifications, so that added a lot to the cost. The solid rocket boosters, which were recovered from the sea, also cost more to refurbish than anticipated.
Detailed explanation-4: -Criticism of the Space Shuttle program stemmed from claims that NASA’s Space Shuttle program failed to achieve its promised cost and utility goals, as well as design, cost, management, and safety issues. Fundamentally, it failed in the goal of reducing the cost of space access.