>... though the Shuttle could also return significant amounts of cargo.
Just how much is a matter of some dispute. At one time a plan to return Hubble was under consideration, but even though the shuttle was supposedly designed to handle cargo that large, NASA finally decided it would be too dangerous.
Just how much is a matter of some dispute. At one time a plan to return Hubble was under consideration, but even though the shuttle was supposedly designed to handle cargo that large, NASA finally decided it would be too dangerous.