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From: amcandel@eos.ncsu.edu (@roman(@huge(The Entire U.S. Congress)@beep()@beep()))
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Subject: Re: Horizontal shuttle take-off
Message-ID: <1991Jan10.162049.409@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Date: 10 Jan 91 16:20:49 GMT
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I have a realated question for you.  Could the shuttle take off
horizontally withbout any solid rocket boosters and say, fly from
California to KSC?  just a dumb question...