It's stupid of me to bite but just FYI that picture is of the Challenger explosion
Don't feel bad, its Hempy, we make allowances for him
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The shuttle itself, never had any failures on its own accord, the shuttle system on the other hand
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Liquid hydrogen and Oxygen is the go, the Venture star was going to be powered them. It would have been interesting to see how that went if it wasn't for the tank issues.