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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: space news from Dec 10 AW&ST (TIRE DAMAGE)
Message-ID: <1991Jan9.164727.26660@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1991Jan4.031224.18787@zoo.toronto.edu> <16769.2789dda7@ccvax.ucd.ie>
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 1991 16:47:27 GMT

In article <16769.2789dda7@ccvax.ucd.ie> mhoey@ccvax.ucd.ie writes:
>> Langley engineers pleased:  Atlantis's tires showed neither a spin-up gouge
>> nor excessive wear after the KSC landing Nov 20...
>
>  why not spin-up the tires (whoops - american spelling) BEFORE landing ...

I suspect the answer is "it's not worth the trouble", now that the problems
with the KSC runway have apparently been resolved.
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If the Space Shuttle was the answer,   | Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
what was the question?                 |  henry@zoo.toronto.edu   utzoo!henry