Ed Tillman wrote:
...for that matter, only 2 complete craft/crew losses
for the shuttle
program in over 20 years; and including these, only *3* complete craft/crew
losses in a space program that's run for nearly 35 years? That's still a
damned good record in anyone's book, regardless of what the detractors may
say... Name me an aircraft or series of aircraft who can make the same
SR-71 Blackbird
claim. (Noogies for the person who can name the *1*
airliner that comes
closest to beating this record...)
Cheers...