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- From: devenzia@euler.jsc.nasa.gov (John DeVenezia)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle replacement
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.193337.9963@aio.jsc.nasa.gov>
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- Organization: LESC
- References: <s#s1_2@rpi.edu> <69532@cup.portal.com> <dlv1cgm@rpi.edu> <1992Nov16.142949.15445@iti.org>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:33:37 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.142949.15445@iti.org>, aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:
- >
- > In article <69532@cup.portal.com> BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn) writes:
- >
- > >It seems to me that in 1992, Space Shuttle is offering one of the best
- > >returns on investment in the space community!
- >
- > Atlas and Delta are providing profits for the companies which build them.
- > That means they offer a return on investment.
- >
- > How can the Shuttle possibly be said to offer ANY (much less the best) return
- > on investment? Shuttle has LOST billions.
- >
-
- Well, considering that the Shuttle project also provides/provided profits for the
- companies which launch/re-furbish/built it can you tell us what the difference
- is? Consider that the Atlas and Delta carry many goverment payloads.
-
- > Allen
- >
- > --
- > +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- > | Allen W. Sherzer | "A great man is one who does nothing but leaves |
- > | aws@iti.org | nothing undone" |
- > +----------------------159 DAYS TO FIRST FLIGHT OF DCX----------------------+
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- John DeVenezia
- devenzia@euler.jsc.nasa.gov
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