Re: Low earth orbits will be unusable ...
The fact that the birds were retrieved gave the Soviets a SEVERE case of heartburn and confirmed their worst fears about Shuttle.
This moves very much into "Just because you CAN doesn't mean you SHOULD" territory
We need sensible adults in the room having sensible discussions about bringing down junk and the Americans are amongst the worst offenders for preventing this happening
Biting the hand that feeds IT
