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From: sysmgr@KING.ENG.UMD.EDU (Doug Mohney)
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In article <manning.649117127@arrester>, manning@arrester.caltech.edu (Evan Marshall Manning) writes:
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>But a full production run will most likely not be made.  I'm betting
>no production craft will be made, giving us a divide by zero error
>in calculations of unit cost.  Comparable to the cost of a successful
>Phobos, I guess ;-)

Ahh, but 13 aircraft are already funded and paid for, regardless of what
happens in the future. I'm not sure, but I think even the test article
planes (1 & 2) will be able to take megatons to Moscow.