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From: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 12/04/90 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <3301@phred.UUCP>
Date: 10 Dec 90 14:32:06 GMT
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Reply-To: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
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In article <18158@hydra.gatech.EDU> gs26@prism.gatech.EDU (Glenn R. Stone) writes:
>
>Silly question: why separate the 'chutes from the boosters?  I would think
>you would want the 'chutes back as well as the boosters, to either re-use
>or dispose of properly....  just leaving the 'chutes out there is a potential
>environmental impact, no?  Anyone have a clue into the matter?
>

They don't leave the chutes out there. They are recovered.

Peter Jarvis........