Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!ssc-vax!eder 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 Lines: 21 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. -- Dani Eder / Boeing / Space Station Program / uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder (205)464-4150(w) (205)461-7801(h) 1075 Dockside Drive #905 Huntsville, AL 35824 34 40 N latitude 86 40 W longitude +100m altitude, Earth