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Space shuttles never lived up to expectations
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MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
04-10-2006
Dateline: CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida
In the '70s, NASA touted the space shuttle as reliable, economical and safe as flying an airplane. It didn't quite work out that way.
During their 25 years of flight, the shuttles were often over budget and risky _ as the Challenger and Columbia accidents demonstrated. And instead of the 30 to 60 flights a year, the most flights NASA got was nine in 1985.
This month, NASA marks the silver anniversary of the first shuttle flight, which had astronauts John Young and Bob Crippen at the helm.
The ...
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