The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut(spectrum.ieee.org)
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The End Of The Cult Of The Astronaut
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The space shuttle has been a huge waste of money. AFAIK, not a single significant scientific discovery. Robots/Computers make by far the best astronauts.
Some interesting tidbits such as the fact the moon landers could land on autopilot (feature never used), autolanding of space shuttle never used etc.