I sincerely doubt that the Navy would give up. It's actually been a big source of discussion now and again - the Air Force claims that "if it flies, it's ours, thus space is ours", and when it was at most a few people at a time in a smallish craft like a Shuttle, they had a point.
The Navy, on the other hand, is the only military institution with experience at managing large crewed vehicles in a hostile environment, and after all, they call them ships, don't they?
The Navy would not give up their space program that easily... or at all. --
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R!
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The Navy, on the other hand, is the only military institution with experience at managing large crewed vehicles in a hostile environment, and after all, they call them ships, don't they?
The Navy would not give up their space program that easily... or at all. --
"I give you the beautiful... the talented... the tirelessly atomic-powered...
R!
DOROTHY!
WAYNERIGHT!
--
Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.