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- From: mike@starburst.umd.edu (Michael F. Santangelo)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: DC-1 and the $23M NASA Toilet
- Date: 7 Jan 1993 05:11:01 GMT
- Organization: University of Maryland, Chesapeake Biological Laboratory
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- Summary: ?Delta Clipper accomodations for long duration flights
- Keywords: DC,toilet,high-cost,long duration orbital logistics for astronauts
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- Well, it occured to me after being subjected to a little CNN Headline News
- peice this evening regarding the new $23 MILLION DOLLAR toilet that will
- be flying aboard the shuttle Endeavour (GAO is somewhat concerned about
- this btw) that no mention has been made regarding this sort of thing
- with respect to the proposed manned, operational Delta Clipper program.
- Since DC-1(,2,3...) will have the ability to stay in LEO for at least
- some days with astronauts aboard, one wonders what kind of accomodations
- they will have while not engaged in flight activities (i.e. sleeping, eating,
- and what comes as a result of eating). A great deal of time, effort, and money
- has been spent on STS to accomodate humans living in space during
- week long missions in this regard.
-
- What's the scoop here Allen? Any info appreciated.
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