Xref: utzoo sci.space:6052 sci.space.shuttle:856 Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle Path: utzoo!henry From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) Subject: Re: Space Shuttle Differences Message-ID: <1988Jul10.010841.16845@utzoo.uucp> Organization: U of Toronto Zoology References: <6581@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> Date: Sun, 10 Jul 88 01:08:41 GMT > Are all the operational shuttles the same, ie. in terms of lifting > capability, weight, etc. ? Or are there functional differences? There are no major functional differences, but the later orbiters are lighter and hence can carry heavier payloads. -- Anyone who buys Wisconsin cheese is | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology a traitor to mankind. --Pournelle | {ihnp4,decvax,uunet!mnetor}!utzoo!henry