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From: clyde@ut-emx.UUCP (Clyde W. Hoover)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle roll maneuver
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Date: 6 Nov 89 17:40:01 GMT
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I've seen a picture of one of the Soyuz pads which DOES use a turntable to
adjust the launch azimuth to obviate the need for a roll manuever.  The ground
support for the Proton booster is quite different from anything the US has
built, so they can be popped up from a large Lazy Susan :-)

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