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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle replacement
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.175326.27930@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <s#s1_2@rpi.edu>
- Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:53:26 GMT
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- In article <s#s1_2@rpi.edu> kentm@aix.rpi.edu (Michael V. Kent) writes:
-
- >However, in the current budget climate, I just don't see NASA
- >having the money do pursue these ideas until after SSF has reached the
- >Permanently Manned Configuration (PMC).
-
- Even if then.
-
- What your assessment ignores is the posibility of BUYING from commercial
- sources what you need. Each of the Shuttles capabilities can be replaced
- with available or near term commercial systems.
-
- Not only are these systems far cheaper but they don't require a single
- dime of development money from the Feds. All that is needed is for the
- government to aggree to buy the cheaper service when it is available.
-
- Allen
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