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hawkeye4640
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Hey, I'm a Junior in Aerospace Engineering/Computer Science. I noticed most people here are very knowledgeable about the space shuttle. I am just wondering. . . Why is the space shuttle still around? We have wasted such an incredible amount of time (2.5 years) that could have been developing an incredibly more advanced vehicle? <br /><br />Additionally why has so much money been wasted into a product that is already past it's life expectancy? A real company would never do this, why would NASA? Are any of their engineers thinking the same thing? <br /><br />Am I missing something, and am I the only one who thinks this is another disaster waiting to happen? The space shuttle is overly complex and can be greatly simplified with newer technology. I for one vow to never send a resume, apply for internship, co-op, or work with anything dealing with NASA and hope to work with a private company that knows to not work on something that is too old to use. <br /><br />If someone can explain to me why the space shuttle is still being used and give me a good reason. Then I could be wrong but it is very fustrating to see good money and time being wasted into Space Flight, where much more could have been done by now than trying to fix something that is antiquated when you think about what these shuttles go through each flight and the computer and technology boost since it's development.<br /><br />That's all I just wish NASA would get back on track.