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From: szabo@crg5.UUCP (Nick Szabo)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: space news from Oct 10 AW&ST
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Date: 5 Dec 90 04:41:06 GMT
References: <1990Dec4.052154.19233@zoo.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: szabo@crg5.UUCP (Nick Szabo)
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In article <1990Dec4.052154.19233@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
>
>Wolfgang Wild, head of DARA [the German space agency], calls for serious
>stretchout of Hermes and Columbus, on the grounds that the current budgets
>and schedules are seriously unrealistic. 
>...

Apologies in advance for blatant nationalism:  I'm glad the Europeans
are mimicking our failures as well as our successes.  Ariane had us
scared for a few years.  :-) 

>Letter from the External Relations directory of NASDA, saying that limits
>on photography during AW&ST's visit to Tanegashima were due to safety
>regulations related to the engine test then being readied, not to desire
>to limit technology transfer.  AW&ST replies that this reason/excuse was
>not mentioned at the time.

Gosh, now we know what caused the H2 failure.  Somebody wasn't careful
with the auto-focus.  :-) :-) :-)

Nick Szabo
szabo@sequent.com