Space shuttle moved to launch pad as rescue ship

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by August

Atlantis is after all almost a quarter century old, there's not too many cars that old still on the road.

There aren't that many cars that have a dedicated maintenance team.

Ships, planes and apparently reusable spaceship can live well into their twenties.

Heck, I've sailed on a ship that was half 50 years old and half 30! :-D Still runs fine, even if she leaks all over.