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- From: kentm@aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle replacement
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- Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
- References: <1992Nov17.114446.16331@cs.tcd.ie> <1992Nov18.034010.18488@Princeton.EDU> <1992Nov19.144309.22398@iti.org>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 18:36:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov19.144309.22398@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:
- >
- >Shuttle doesn't do anything which can't be done by existing and near term
- >systems.
-
- The Shuttle does many many things that nothing else in the fleet will do. The
- most obvious is serve as a manned spacecraft. The original article in this
- thread listed many more.
-
- >Titan IV can lift any existing or planned payload Shuttle can lift.
-
- The Shuttle has twice the payload capacity of the Titan IV. It can also
- launch cargoes the Titan IV can't touch. Would _you_ volunteer to fly a
- Spacelab mission in a Titan IV payload fairing?
-
- Mike
-
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