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From: hwt@bwdlh490.BNR.CA (Henry Troup)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle question
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Date: 26 Nov 90 21:48:33 GMT
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In article <1990Nov26.113837@alazif.cxo.dec.com>,
wherry@alazif.cxo.dec.com (bradley g wherry) writes:


|>AOA -- Abort to Orbit (not sure where the a comes from)

Actually, that's AOA - Abort Once Around - a fractional orbit

Abort to Orbit has happened - one mission wound up in an orbit different
from that desired.
                                                    
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