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From: pstinson@pbs.org
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: After Endeavour, what then?
Message-ID: <1991May3.120004.12584@pbs.org>
Date: 3 May 91 16:00:04 GMT
References: <346.281f448d@mwk.uucp>
Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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In article <346.281f448d@mwk.uucp>, pittman@mwk.uucp writes:
> Is Endeavour (OV-105) the absolutely last shuttle to be built? 
It will probably be the last of the Enterprise class of space shuttles to be
built, but it will not be the last space shuttle to go into service.  Space
Station Freedom will eventually be visited by a new generation of space
shuttle, possibly a single stage to orbit design that will emerge from the NASP 
project.  There are also two stage designs being considered.  We must keep in
mind the current shuttle design was drawn up nearly twenty years ago and it is
time to take note of what we have learned from it and move on to the next
class.  Intrepid?