"Dragon is a free-flying spacecraft designed to deliver both cargo and people to orbiting destinations. Dragon made history in 2012 when it became the first commercial spacecraft in history to deliver cargo to the International Space Station and safely return cargo to Earth, a feat previously achieved only by governments. It is the only spacecraft currently flying that is capable of returning significant amounts of cargo to Earth."
I should have clearer. Assuming the shuttle is for manned space purposes then Musk’s ability to land manned space vehicles on a barge/very limited land area will render shuttles obsolete. Hope that is clearer.
Quite clever and effective...