Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Shuttle roll maneuver
Message-ID: <1989Oct31.002441.7817@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1596SKI@RICEVM1>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 89 00:24:41 GMT

In article <1596SKI@RICEVM1> SKI@RICEVM1.BITNET (David Palkowski) writes:
>... Question that nags me though, is why not
>position the shuttle and launch assembly so the maneuver can be
>eliminated all togeather ? ...

Because the launch facilities were not built from scratch for the
shuttle; they were converted from Saturn V facilities.  This involved
some compromises.
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