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From: wherry@alazif.cxo.dec.com (bradley g wherry)
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Subject: Re: Shuttle question
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Date: 19 Nov 90 21:01:00 GMT
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>
>This may sound like a stupid question, but has there ever been two shuttles in
>orbit at the same time?
>

I actually asked and recieved an answer to this last week at Space Camp.  
No. JSC is not equipped to handle the telemetry from two oribters at once. 
They
do have two Misson Control Rooms and I believe there is a backup Misson Control
at Goddard as well.  

This is one of the reasons that the Misson Control Software/Environment is
being
rewritten/designed at JSC.

brad

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brad wherry                |  Ex ignorantia ad sapientiam; 
wherry@alazif.enet.dec.com |     e luce ad tenebras.