Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!emory!hubcap!ncrcae!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!Mike.McManus From: Mike.McManus@FtCollins.NCR.com (Mike McManus) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Timely launch capability (was Re: NASA: A Can-Do Agency Becomes A Can't Do Bureaucracy) Message-ID: Date: 2 Aug 90 12:31:04 GMT References: <8824@jpl-devvax.JPL.NASA.GOV> <=^1$NW#@rpi.edu> <1990Jul25.155957.27656@zoo.toronto.edu> <9718@hacgate.UUCP> <1990Jul30.002522.28408@zoo.toronto.edu> Sender: uucp@ncr-mpd.FtCollins Organization: NCR Microelectronic Products, Ft. Collins, CO Lines: 26 In-reply-to: henry@zoo.toronto.edu's message of 30 Jul 90 00:25:22 GMT In article <1990Jul30.002522.28408@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes: > In article <9718@hacgate.UUCP> yamauchi@aic.hrl.hac.com writes: > >>the US commercial launch industry is facing a major capacity glut ... > >>... The US very definitely could use more > >>timely and cheaper launches, even if it doesn't need 90 a year... > > > >These statements seem a bit contradictory. Does the U.S. have a > >launch capacity shortage or an oversupply? ... > > The US has an oversupply of expensive, long-lead-time launches, and > a distinct shortage of timely, cheap, convenient launches. Did anyone catch the James Bond flick "Moon Raker" the other night on TV? I loved the scene where the US picked up the bad guy's space station on radar, and had a shuttle launched within the hour! I couln't help but think how greatly that differs from reality... -- Disclaimer: All spelling and/or grammar in this document are guaranteed to be correct; any exseptions is the is wurk uv intter-net deemuns,. Mike McManus Mike.McManus@FtCollins.NCR.COM, or NCR Microelectronics ncr-mpd!mikemc@ncr-sd.sandiego.ncr.com, or 2001 Danfield Ct. uunet!ncrlnk!ncr-mpd!garage!mikemc Ft. Collins, Colorado (303) 223-5100 Ext. 378