Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Can the shuttle move at all?
Message-ID: <1989Sep8.035848.4898@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1435@netxcom.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 89 03:58:48 GMT

In article <1435@netxcom.UUCP> ewiles@netxdev.DHL.COM (Edwin Wiles) writes:
>BUT, Could it move itself around on the ground by using the
>Oribtal Maneuvering System?

Maybe a little bit; the thrust isn't very high.  On the other hand, it
doesn't take a whole lot to move something like that with the brakes off.

Do remember that the exhaust would be highly poisonous.
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