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From: gregc@cimage.com (Greg Cronau)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: another idea
Message-ID: <1990Oct23.031318.7646@cimage.com>
Date: 23 Oct 90 03:13:18 GMT
References: <64096@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> <488@newave.UUCP>
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In article <488@newave.UUCP> john@newave.mn.org (John A. Weeks III) writes:
>In article <64096@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu> jkonrath@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (jon) writes:
>> okay, since we're on such great terms with the Soviets, (ie berlin wall,
>> glasnot, etc ) and theyve got this great station that they keep up guys
>> forever, and we've got a great way to 'shuttle' up supplies, well....
>
>How about removing our really great space station from the Smithsonian

You mean the one with all the holes cut in it?
The one that has been grossly modified for access by tourists?

>and sending it up on anything that can lift it (one of the 3 Saturn V
>bird stands or an Energia).

Right. One of the 3 Saturn V stands that have been completely retrofitted
for shuttle launches. With one of the Saturn V's that have been laying out in
the rain for the last 20 years. Or on Energia that is designed to mount things
on it's *side* rather that it's *top*.

These, and other fantasy's brought to you by:

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>-john-
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