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From: eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Heavy Lift Capacity Boosters
Summary: missed the point
Message-ID: <2248@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 24 Sep 88 17:57:39 GMT
References: <677@eplrx7.UUCP> <2240@ssc-vax.UUCP> <1402@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> <359@asuvax.UUCP>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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In article <359@asuvax.UUCP>, system@asuvax.UUCP (Marc Lesure) writes:
> 
> Adding SRB's to the shuttle would also increase vibrational, aerodynamic,
> and g-force characteristics (among other factors).  I can just see the
> tiles or wings getting "ripped-off" during launch.
> 

Mr. Lesure has missed my original point, which is I was describing
a heavy-lift cargo variant of the Shuttle which has no Orbiter
(and thus no wings or tiles)

The SSMEs are packaged in a recoverable pod which comes down on
parachutes.

My apologies if the original posting wasn't clear on this point.


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