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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: New Space SHuttle
Message-ID: <981@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 25 Aug 89 20:21:00 GMT
References: <900.24E64901@mcastl.fidonet.org> <17125@ut-emx.UUCP>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <17125@ut-emx.UUCP> wastoid@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Feulner ... Matthew
Feulner) writes:
>In article <900.24E64901@mcastl.fidonet.org> Terry.S.@mcastl.fidonet.org
(Terry S.) writes:
>>
>> Has NASA ever thought of launching TWO shuttles into orbit the
>> same day, or two days apart?  It would be interesting to have to
>> of our ships up there getting a look at each other.
>
>What would they do...mate?  :-) 

Someone from Australia probably didn't get this (oy mate!) :-)
>
>
>> Also, has NASA or any other space agency released any plans of the craft
>> they intend to use to get to Mars?  Would it most likely be like
>> out Shuttles, or more like the bird that landed on the moon?  Apollo...  
>      ^^^^^^^^
>Now where did we put that landing strip on Mars...  :-) 
>

Whatever they use has to be able to A> blast back off of Mar's surface and B>
carry enough fuel for A> and the return trip. It better be comfortable too
because it's going to take about 2 years to get there  and then 2 more back
again.

Where'd that US space plane go? Maybe we could send refueling stations out
first for in flight re-fueling. And send supplies in the refueling stations and
at Mars, so the Astronauts don't have to carry everything with them.



>
>Sorry, I couldn't stop myself.
>
>Matthew Feulner 


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