Operating Shuttle Was Harder Than Expected

Credit: nasa
The first flight of the space shuttle went very smoothly, from liftoff to landing, and hopes rose that President Richard M. Nixon’s promise of “routine access to space” would become reality. “Orbital performance of the space shuttle exceeded expectations and demonstrated that the U.S. has attained...

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