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From: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Enterprise
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Date: 1 Aug 90 19:33:46 GMT
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In article <307@wybbs.mi.org> kennii@wybbs.mi.org (Kenn Booth II) writes:
>I have one simple question (to which I'll probably get a not-so-simple
>reply, which is what I'm looking for :) ).
> 
>Why was the Enterprise never launched into space?
> 

Because it wasn't designed to. Was used for gliding tests. The frame is
heavier and slightly warped anyway. Too much cost to update it for the
little return.

Peter Jarvis...