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- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: Let's be more specific (was: Stupid Shut Cost arguements)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.140536.8295@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1993Jan7.072839.1460@ke4zv.uucp> <ewright.726516760@convex.convex.com> <1993Jan10.171824.25105@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 14:05:36 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan10.171824.25105@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
-
- >>Why does this have to wait for Freedom? We could do that right now.
- >>In fact, we'd save money launching Freedom on Energia instead of Shuttle.
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- >The *redesign* (yet again) of Freedom required for it to be launched
- >by Energia would very likely cost more than any launch cost savings
- >that might be achieved.
-
- An internal NASA group examining that posibility a year ago came fo the
- opposite conclusion. They concluded that assembly costs could be cut
- in half if the orbit was changed to 51 degrees and Energia was used.
-
- Allen
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