Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: New Space SHuttle
Message-ID: <1989Aug11.231441.443@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <893.24E15AED@mcastl.fidonet.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 89 23:14:41 GMT

In article <893.24E15AED@mcastl.fidonet.org> Terry.S.@mcastl.fidonet.org (Terry S.) writes:
>   I read somewhere that the space shuttle to replace Challenger will be
> called Endeavor.

Endeavour.  It's named after one of Captain Cook's ships, and the Royal
Navy spells that word with a 'u'.

> Does anyone know when the construction is to be finished...

1992, I think.  I could be wrong on this, my memory of it is vague.

> will it be be different from the rest of the fleet and have added
> features and a slightly different design or cargo size? ...

It will be built to be essentially identical to Atlantis, although some
minor changes planned for the entire fleet may appear in Endeavour first
and be retrofitted into the others later.
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