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  1. Newsgroups: sci.space
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!darwin.sura.net!spool.mu.edu!nigel.msen.com!hela.iti.org!aws
  3. From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
  4. Subject: Re: Why have both manned and auto capability on DC-[XY1] & Buran?
  5. Message-ID: <1992Dec22.162436.705@iti.org>
  6. Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
  7. References: <1992Dec18.011309.12639@bby.com.au>
  8. Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 16:24:36 GMT
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  11. In article <1992Dec18.011309.12639@bby.com.au> gnb@baby.bby.com.au (Gregory N. Bond) writes:
  12.  
  13. >Given that the thing can fly automatically, why add pilots?
  14.  
  15. For the exact same reason airliners (which can also fly automatically)
  16. have pilots: to deal with emergency situations.
  17.  
  18.   Allen
  19.  
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  22. | Allen W. Sherzer | "A great man is one who does nothing but leaves        |
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