GO. Figure.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050728/ap_on_sc/space_shuttle

Do not launch another one of these. They are old (30 plus years of aerospace design behind the curve), cost too much to launch and maintain, and, most importantly,

HAVE KILLED 13 HIGHLY TRAINED PILOTS AND SCIENTISTS AND ONE INNOCENT SCHOOLTEACHER.

Sigh.

Saturn 5 Rockets have killed exactly 0 people, and certainly none during re-entry. And oddly enough, are a more cost efficient way to boost payloads into orbit.

Dumbasses.