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From: kek@hoxna.UUCP ( K. E. Kepple)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: STS-41G and Relativity
Message-ID: <313@hoxna.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Sep-84 17:57:21 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 10 17:57:21 1984
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Sep-84 03:47:26 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ
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> STS mission 41G (Challenger) is scheduled to liftoff from KSC on Monday,
> 10-1-84 at 7 A.M. EST (before sunrise).  It will be an eight day mission
> scheduled to land at KSC on Tuesday, 10-16-84 at 12:21 P.M. EST.  It
> will be the largest crew ever sent into space - 7 people - of which 2
> are women (another first).

> Craig Anderson 

Apparently it will be the FASTEST flight to date also, taking advantage of
the effects of relativity to pack an eight day mission into fifteen Earth
days! Of course, it does give the ground crew a little extra time to get ready
for the landing.

OK Scotty, full power to the engines.  Mr. Sulu.....warp 8!!

8-)

Ken Kepple
AT&T-Bell Labs - Holmdel NJ 07733  201-949-6525  Cornet 8-233-6525
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