Question

(EARTH SCIENCE) How was the nasa WSTF impacted by the retirement of the space shuttle program in 2011? How has this change affected future events scheduled at the space center?

Answer 1

The retirement of the Space Shuttle Program impact the NASA WSTF because there was no main purpose for the facility again.

What was the NASA WSTF?

The NASA WSTF is an acronym for the White Sands Test Facility of NASA, U.S..

The White Sands Test Facility was a rocket engine test facility for testing and evaluating potentially hazardous materials, space flight components, and rocket propulsion systems.

The last 'space shuttle" called Columbia broke apart, killing the entire crew while reentering Earth's atmosphere, The resulting high costs, slow turnaround, few customers, and a vehicle that had major safety problems combined to make the Bush administration realize it was time for the Space Shuttle Program to retire.

Therefore, the retirement of the Space Shuttle Program impact the NASA WSTF because there was no main purpose for the facility again.

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