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Originally posted by Ian W.
well, the space shuttles were safe, when they were first built 20 years ago. they're starting to find that the space shuttles are reaching the end of useful lives.
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Look a the B-52's which were put into service 50 years ago and most of which are older than the pilots that fly them. According to what i heard they plan to use them for another 50. So I wouldn't count the age of anything especially something so expensive and time consuming to replace so lightly, especially the way those shuttles are maintained and rebuilt after every flight.