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Shuttle cost: More than bailouts, less than war

At $196 billion, the amount of money taxpayers spent during the lifetime of the space shuttle program seems astronomical.

 

End of an era for shuttle, and NASA

End of an era for shuttle, and NASA

NASA does all kinds of stuff. They build space robots. They send up satellites. They study the oceans. But come on - who're we kidding? When most people think of NASA, they think of manned space flight. The space shuttle. But after 30 years, and 135 flights, NASA has decided to close down the space shuttle program.

 

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