Originally posted by AirKnight:
What does a 2.5 decade design has to do with anything? Physics doesn't change. They don't even know exactly what caused the problem yet.
Physics may not change, but designs do become better. All of the shuttles are extremely old as in stress on parts, and the design is very old. There are better designs for a Reusable Space Vehicle, but NASA does not have the funding to complete them. Hopefully this trajedy will change that.
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