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[[bullet point]] PHILOSOPHY - NASA made several decisions during development of shuttle program which should be reviewed:

[[sub bullet point]] the crew has no ejection capability

[[sub bullet point]] the crew has no "intact abort" capability if more than 1 (of 3) main engines, or either solid rocket, fails during the first 2 minutes

[sub bullet point]] shuttle astronauts are the only people even to ride on solid rockets. Are they safe enough?

[[sub bullet point]] should the solid rocket casings be removed?

[[sub bullet point]] should a "range safety" capability exist (this required the shuttle to carry explosives which, if detonated, would kill the crew)

[[sub bullet point]] are NASA's launch commit criteria