Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!apple!rutgers!pyrnj!dasys1!tneff From: tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re: Heavy Lift Capacity Boosters Message-ID: <6626@dasys1.UUCP> Date: 24 Sep 88 19:51:07 GMT References: <677@eplrx7.UUCP> <2240@ssc-vax.UUCP> <6871@ihlpl.ATT.COM> Reply-To: tneff@dasys1.UUCP (Tom Neff) Organization: Independent Users Guild Lines: 9 Since the SSMEs are designed for re-use as well as long burns, wasting them on Mars probes etc. would seem like a waste. An unmanned recoverable heavy launcher seems like the best way to go, since you would get them back after every use, and would be able to perform the reconditioning and igniter work right here on the ground where it's easiest. -- Tom Neff UUCP: ...!cmcl2!phri!dasys1!tneff "None of your toys CIS: 76556,2536 MCI: TNEFF will function..." GEnie: TOMNEFF BIX: t.neff (no kidding)