NASA: Keeping shuttle costs $3 billion yearly
January 8th, 2009
(AP) -- NASA's chief says it would cost an extra $3 billion a year to keep flying the space shuttle past next year's retirement date. Plus it would extend the risk of a deadly accident.
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