Re: Challenger killed Hermes
After the Challenger explosion, it became imperative to enable the crew to escape at launch.
This meant, in 1987, the crew was reduced from 6 to only three (with ejection seats).
I remember fussing about this with the late Albert Ducrocq. He said Hermes is a better choice than a capsule as it also is a technological vehicle. The European astronauts also wanted a capsule!
THen, in 1992, Hermes died swiftly.
But I believe Sanger 2 also died around that time.
Raoul