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- From: yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca (Francois Yergeau)
- Subject: Re: Shuttle a research tool (was: Re: Let's be more specific)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.025755.14419@cerberus.ulaval.ca>
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- Organization: Universite Laval, Quebec
- References: <72827@cup.portal.com> <1993Jan4.015312.6224@cerberus.ulaval.ca> <1993Jan4.150800.14058@iti.org>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 02:57:55 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan4.150800.14058@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan4.015312.6224@cerberus.ulaval.ca> I wrote:
- >
- >>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.
-
- which neatly underscores my point. When NASA flies a shuttle to
- support research, I don't think it is operating outside of its
- charter.
-
- >When somebody flies a roll during re-entry to see what happens, that
- >is research.
-
- Indeed!
-
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- Francois Yergeau (yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca) | De gustibus et coloribus
- Centre d'Optique, Photonique et Laser | non disputandum
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