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From: vince@tc.fluke.COM (Craig Johnson)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 06/12/89 (Forwarded)
Summary: What components / subsystems are shared?
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Date: 13 Jun 89 17:28:06 GMT
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Watching the shuttle status reports which show considerable rework of
this, that, and the other, I've begun to wonder about the following.
As I recall, prior to the Challenger accident there was quite a bit of
sharing of components and subsystems between the shuttles to make up
for shortages of parts.  Many people felt that this exchanging of parts
contributed to safety and reliability problems.

Can anyone share with us to what extent shuttle components and
subsystems are being swapped back and forth between the different
shuttles today?  Is the situation improving?


	Craig V. Johnson		...!fluke!vince
	John Fluke Mfg. Co.
	Everett, WA