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  1. Xref: sparky sci.space.shuttle:3064 alt.conspiracy:13563 talk.politics.misc:65814
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  3. From: BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn)
  4. Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,alt.conspiracy,talk.politics.misc
  5. Subject: Re: STS-1 Disaster -- follow-up #2
  6. Message-ID: <72669@cup.portal.com>
  7. Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 20:41:27 PST
  8. Organization: The Portal System (TM)
  9. References: <1h3059INNq8n@news.cerf.net> <72440@cup.portal.com>
  10.   <30DEC199208331121@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov>
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  13. >From my recolection, the Moonraker story was that one of the shuttles that
  14. >the criminal wanted to used needed replaced, so they stole the shuttle from
  15. >the ferry 747 by igniting the engines, but they didn't go into space, just
  16. >to where he was going to launch the other 5 shuttles of people.  Was part
  17. >of this crazy story about going into space too???
  18. >
  19. >Vic Canacci, Sverdrup Tech., NASA Lewis Cleveland
  20.  
  21.   Well, the 'Moonraker' did not go into space, but it sure could have
  22.   with the amount of energy it expended. The Shuttle was being ferried
  23.   from the U.S. to the U.K. Unless it was taking the scenic route, it
  24.   was flying across the North Atlantic. Then it ended up in Brazil,
  25.   about half a world away.
  26.   
  27.   -Brian
  28.  
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  30. Brian S. Thorn                                    "If ignorance is bliss,
  31. BrianT@cup.portal.com                               this must be heaven."
  32.                                                 -Diane Chambers, "Cheers"
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