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- Path: sparky!uunet!hela.iti.org!aws
- From: aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer)
- Subject: Re: ACRV/Soyuz P # of Passengers
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.180826.22129@iti.org>
- Organization: Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow
- References: <1992Aug17.150641.23766@ke4zv.uucp> <1992Aug18.125111.15553@iti.org> <1992Aug19.152732.3835@ke4zv.uucp>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 18:08:26 GMT
- Lines: 33
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- In article <1992Aug19.152732.3835@ke4zv.uucp> gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) writes:
-
- >>Does the word 'comeptition' ring a bell?
-
- >And wait how many years for MM to develop a comparable system? *Time*
-
- No need to wait since they developed their system along with Douglas.
- We can insure that both are available if we buy from both providers.
-
- >critical missions go on the first *available* transport,
-
- Since we also sign long term contracts with both parties for maybe
- one launch each this isn't a problem. BTW, Martin's commercial
- Titan buisness says they can make money on one launch per year.
-
- >There is no market for *two*
- >HL systems today, only Fred, and a possible return to the Moon. Winner
- >takes all.
-
- Since I am allocating costs in quanity one I can decide to buy from
- whomever is out there or give contracts to both parties. Since both
- companies use their existing MLV production facilities to build both
- the MLV and HLV both can respond quickly.
-
- compared to Shuttle costs, there is enough money to provide for
- several HLVs.
-
- Allen
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