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From: clairday@edsews.eds.com (Matt Clairday)
Newsgroups: sci.space,sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: I want to go to orbit...
Summary: no problem - just see your nasa surplus dealer
Message-ID: <33015@edsews.eds.com>
Date: 5 Apr 91 15:54:12 GMT
References: <1991Mar25.174621.3905@cs.mcgill.ca>
Organization: EDS/TSD - Troy, MI
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In article <1991Mar25.174621.3905@cs.mcgill.ca>, msdos@cs.mcgill.ca (Mark SOKOLOWSKI) writes:
> 
> 	What are the steps in order to build a reliable space-shuttle like
> spaceship in order to send myself to orbit for the summer holidays?
> I'm thinking about a 20-30 ton rocket with a 900 kg payload made up of
> a car sized hypersonic glidder, fitted with 3 rocket engines. There will
> be 2 boosters of about 10 tons each, and a main liquid hydrogen-oxygen
> tank of about 10 tons too. I have a Chalet near a lake with some forest

  Mark, this shouldn't be any problem.  Just see your local nasa surplus
  dealer for the relevant parts.  A bright guy like you should have
  no trouble deducing the assembly instuctions from sifting through
  relevant space shuttle articles of the period 1981-1990.


> I guess I'll break the canadian law forbidding to send rocket of more
> than 650 gramms (20 oz) in the air... but I'll land somewhere else.
> Thanks in advance for any advice.
> 

  I would suggest using stealth technology to hide your project from
  the canadian govt. officials.  good luck, and happy holidays.


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