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- From: steinly@topaz.ucsc.edu (Steinn Sigurdsson)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Shuttle a research tool (was: Re: Let's be more specific)
- Message-ID: <STEINLY.93Jan11183327@topaz.ucsc.edu>
- Date: 11 Jan 93 23:33:27 GMT
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- In-reply-to: gary@ke4zv.uucp's message of Fri, 8 Jan 1993 18:30:31 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan8.183031.12692@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) writes:
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- In article <C0Hun4.13t@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
- >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.
-
- >Actually, it is not at all uncommon for airlines to lease planes complete
- >with crews, or to contract with specialists for support services like
- >maintenance. Leasing services are among the airliner companies' biggest
- >customers.
-
- Ok, let's try it another way. NASA sells Shuttle and it's support facilities
- at cost to Rockwell. NASA then buys a *ticket* when it needs a launch on
- Rockwell Spacelines, about 8 times a year. Rockwell Spacelines sells them
- the tickets at about 1.5 times current Shuttle flight costs, got to recoup
- the investment and turn a profit. The poor taxpayer takes it in the neck.
-
- I'm coming in late on this thread, but consider why NASA operates its
- own fleet of aircraft rather than lease them for all purposes.
- In particular do people contend that say the Kuiper Observatory
- should be put on a AA flight rather than a NASA owned Starlifter?
-
- | Steinn Sigurdsson |I saw two shooting stars last night |
- | Lick Observatory |I wished on them but they were only satellites |
- | steinly@lick.ucsc.edu |Is it wrong to wish on space hardware? |
- | "standard disclaimer" |I wish, I wish, I wish you'd care - B.B. 1983 |
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