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- From: phoenix.Princeton.EDU!carlosn (Carlos G. Niederstrasser)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle replacement
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.034010.18488@Princeton.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 03:40:10 GMT
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- Talking about the possible merits of HL-20, DC-Y, NASP, etc is a good thing.
- Whatever program you support lets make sure is flying before the shuttle stops.
- In my opinion giving a more or less specific date such as 2005 for the shuttle
- to stop is a bad mistake, if we don't have realtively certain dates for any
- replacements.
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- Let us not forget history. Twenty years ago 3 (or more) fully operational
- Saturn V were left as museum pieces accross the country. As much as I would
- like to see Columbia at KSC, let's try not to shoot ourselves in the foot again
- and let go of our heaviest capacity lift vehicle. (notice I said heaviest and
- not heavy :)
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- | Carlos G. Niederstrasser | It is difficult to say what |
- | Princeton Planetary Society | is impossible; for the dream of |
- | | yesterday, is the hope of today |
- | | and the reality of tomorrow |
- | carlosn@phoenix.princeton.edu |---------------------------------|
- | space@phoenix.princeton.edu | Ad Astra per Ardua Nostra |
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- | Carlos G. Niederstrasser | It is difficult to say what |
- | Princeton Planetary Society | is impossible; for the dream of |
- | | yesterday, is the hope of today |
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