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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: <1993Jan7.111550.6043@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1993Jan5.211253.20530@cerberus.ulaval.ca> <ewright.726345157@convex.convex.com> <1993Jan7.033118.1652@cerberus.ulaval.ca>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 11:15:50 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan7.033118.1652@cerberus.ulaval.ca> yergeau@phy.ulaval.ca (Francois Yergeau) writes:
-
- >But the airlines do not contract out their operations. They procure
- >planes, and fly them, just like NASA buys shuttles and operates them.
- >It's certainly proper, legal, and it's not clear to me that doing
- >otherwise would be beneficial.
-
- Commercial launch services cost the government 30% to 50% less then when
- government buys and operates the system itself. It is therefore very clear
- that doing otherwise would be very beneficial.
-
- Allen
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