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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Stupid Shut Cost arguements (was Re: Terminal Velocity
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.191524.2413@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <n1348t@ofa123.fidonet.org> <72527@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:15:24 GMT
- Lines: 40
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- In article <72527@cup.portal.com> BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn) writes:
-
- > Space Shuttle is also the only system designed to be used repeatedly,
-
- The design goal was to build a vehicle which would provide cheap, routine
- access to space. Reusability was simply the method selected. Shuttle failed
- all of its major objectives.
-
- > is the only system capable of returning very heavy payloads to Earth,
-
- Considering that there are no heavy payloads to return to Earth, this
- cannot be considered an advantage. Especially for the billions it costs
- us.
-
- > Shuttle is also as much a technology demonstrator as it is a launch
- > system.
-
- Not according to NASA. To them Shuttle is *THE* Space Transportation
- System. To them it is an operational vehicle.
-
- > That the technology proved to costly to replace the expendable
- > market is beside the point.
-
- Execpt that it's function WAS to replace expendables.
-
- For a long time it even did replace expendables. That was because the
- satellite makers found a bunch of suckers willing to fork over the
- subsidies.
-
- BTW, another accomplishment of Shuttle was to turn over 60% of the free
- world launch market to Airiane. Funny how Shuttle supporters never
- mention that one.
-
- Allen
-
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