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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Stupid Shut Cost arguements (was Re: Terminal Velocity
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.134300.13259@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1992Dec29.191524.2413@iti.org> <72597@cup.portal.com> <JMC.92Dec29222737@SAIL.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 13:43:00 GMT
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- In article <JMC.92Dec29222737@SAIL.Stanford.EDU> jmc@cs.Stanford.EDU writes:
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- >If someone proposes a new reusable vehicle for going to earth orbit,
- >it is reasonable to ask why its maintenance costs can be expected to
- >be a lot less than those of the Shuttle. Any answer you get needs to
- >be evaluated skeptically.
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- DC-X is being built so that the answer can be evaluated experimentally.
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- Allen
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