Space Shuttle M. Mitchell Waldrop, in Science (Oct. 28, 1983), 1515 Massachusetts Ave. N.W., Skeptics Washington, D.C. 20005.
After 13 missions, U.S. space shuttle launches still capture the public imagination sufficiently to merit live network TV coverage. But not everybody is cheering.
To scientists, reports Waldrop, a Science correspondent, the shuttle represents unmet expectations. During the early 1970s, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) promised scientists that there...