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Barbara Boxer: “New human-rated launch vehicles will likely be more reliable once they reach maturity, but, in the meantime, the Shuttle…”

On the recordFebruary 23, 2010
New human-rated launch vehicles will likely be more reliable once they reach maturity, but, in the meantime, the Shuttle is in the enviable position of being through its infant mortality phase. Its flight experience and demonstrated reliability should not be discounted.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Senator Boxer discusses the reliability of the Space Shuttle compared to new launch vehicles.

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