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SCIENCEMay 31 · 11:15 UTCARS TECHNICAEric Berger & Lee Hutchinson

On its 40th anniversary, we reassess 1986's SpaceCamp

The 40th anniversary of 1986's SpaceCamp revisits NASA's Space Shuttle program, which was envisioned as a reusable vehicle to make space travel routine but faced setbacks after the 1986 Challenger disaster. The shuttle's flight frequency never matched initial projections, delaying civilian and commercial space endeavors.

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