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From: al@hpfclq.UUCP (al)
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 18:56:00 EST
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I believe the answer is "yes".  I know that the on-board flight
computers land the vehicle but I don't remember if they also inject
the Shuttle into the re-entry path.  I also think that it wasn't
until the sixth misssion that a pilot actually landed the craft
manually.  Knowing NASA, it seems to me that they probably could land
the Shuttle without human help for safety reasons if nothing else.

al stone
hpfcla!al