I personally think that one of the shuttles should have been given a home at the National Museum of the USAF located on Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio. You know, the home of aviation? The NMUSAF is a highly-regarded institution for the collection, storage, display, and preservation of historic aircraft, some would say better than the Smithsonian itself. If you haven't ever visited this museum, I highly recommend going. It's an aviation history buff's dream! https://www.nationalmuseum.af.... At least the NMUSAF has the ability to care for one of the shuttles long term, unlike certain other museums. I thought Houston already had a shuttle. If so, why do they need another one?

Have you considered that this critique of your communications skills is not solely focused on your being an introvert, but rather on your ability (or inability) to effectively communicate with the written word? Where I work, I am constantly sending and receiving emails back and forth with people who are half my age who have no understanding of how to compose an email, or what kinds of details to provide in a help desk ticket, etc. When they do write, they keep it to a bare minimum - a minimum that requires me to have to exchange a ton of emails with them when it should have taken only one, or two at the most. Why they don't simply enclose the required information the first time around is beyond me. Reading the emails is maddening. Incorrect spelling, poor grammar, lack of ability to explain a concept effectively - signs our educational system is going down the toilet. I think that this behavior is somewhat due to the overuse and acceptance of SMS as being okay to communicate ideas - whether personal, or in my environment, professional. Other factors - good old-fashioned laziness, and "I don't give a damn" attitude.