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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle a research tool (was: Re: Let's be more specific)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan4.150800.14058@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1993Jan2.043524.15196@iti.org> <72827@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan4.015312.6224@cerberus.ulaval.ca>
- Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 15:08:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.015312.6224@cerberus.ulaval.ca> yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca (Francois Yergeau) writes:
-
- >The shuttle system itself may not be considered R&D anymore, but it's
- >the manifest that tells you whether it's doing research or mere
- >"operations."
-
- No, the Shuttle is always doing operations unless it is Shuttle
- itself which is being experimented on. When Shuttle carries spacelab,
- it is engaged in operations *IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH* but not research.
-
- When somebody flies a roll during re-entry to see what happens, that
- is research.
-
- Allen
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