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- From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman)
- Subject: Re: Delta Clipper
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.142805.5476@ke4zv.uucp>
- Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman)
- Organization: Destructive Testing Systems
- References: <cfHN0fO00WCqA8a2NW@andrew.cmu.edu> <1993Jan8.153047.26686@iti.org> <1993Jan9.170808.18376@ke4zv.uucp> <1993Jan11.135902.6980@iti.org>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:28:05 GMT
- Lines: 24
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- In article <1993Jan11.135902.6980@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan9.170808.18376@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
- >
- >>>the DC-Y goals are 20,000 pounds to LEO (10K to polar) with an operational..
- >
- >>I think we need to be a bit more specific about *which* LEO we are
- >>talking about.
- >
- >I disagree. The point is that it decreases cost by one to two orders
- >of magnitude. If it takes two flights, so what? It's still a hell
- >of a lot cheaper than anything on the market.
-
- You answered too quick. If you'd read a little further, what I wanted
- to know was *how high* is the LEO they are talking about. The difference
- between say 100 nm and 150 nm is important for payload comparison
- purposes.
-
- Gary
-
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