Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120427:15:30:00
Orbit. while they knew they wanted to make it to be reusable, as you point out, it wasn't to be maybe used as much as they were. >> well the original plan was each vehicle would fly 100 flights. and discovery has flown the most flights and i think it's upwards of 40. but it wasn't designed to last for 30 years. we have been flying the shuttles for 30 years. ism wit was time, part of me is sad to see it going. i loved the vehicle if i could do it every year i would. i think the risk was going up as the vehicles aged, this is probably the right time to move to a different system. >> where do you...
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