Why won't Farsight just admit that that'll be the table they'll release alongside Centaur in March. It's not like we haven't seen it in several FarSight videos already.
SpaceShuttle was one of the pins I made time with at castle park and would love to see a digital recreation (don't have PHoF... yet). As far as what to pare it with I wouldn't mind seeing Whirlwind brought to TPA. Can't be any worse then CV.
Gazing into a chrystal ball was kinda dumb of me to do, but it's been interresting to read about Space Shuttle's popularity (or lack thereof).
Maybe it'll grow on us more once it's released.
Space Shuttle's popularity was, I think, largely because it was a relatively easy game, which drew newbies in who had thirty-second games on most pinballs. I wouldn't expect it to have as much of a draw for highly skilled players.
I had fun playing it on PHoF, and didn't hate it, but if you really got in the groove you could get so many extra balls that the game would become tedious.