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From: julian@osu-eddie.UUCP (Julian Gomez)
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Subject: Re: Re: Debris from Upcomming ASAT Test
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Date: Wed, 2-Oct-85 11:25:48 EDT
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 > > ...
 > > As far as the debris issue is concerned, why not condemn the Soviets
 > > for their use of nuclear power plants in their spacecraft.  Talk about
 > > hot debris.
 >
 > RIGHT ON!

Another case of OK for us, not OK for them? The USA uses nuclear power
plants. Take a look at the Voyager and Pioneer spacecraft.  But those
are deep space vehicles! you say?  Until they get into deep space they
can still fall.  That's even more of a problem in these days of shuttle
launch rather than booster launch.
-- 
"If Chaos himself sat umpire, what better could he do?"

	Julian "a tribble took it" Gomez
	Computer Graphics Research Group, The Ohio State University
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