Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: After Endeavour, what then?
Message-ID: <1991May4.213944.7721@zoo.toronto.edu>
Date: Sat, 4 May 1991 21:39:44 GMT
References: <346.281f448d@mwk.uucp> <1991May4.081930.14921@agate.berkeley.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology

In article <1991May4.081930.14921@agate.berkeley.edu> fcrary@lightning.Berkeley.EDU (Frank Crary) writes:
>However, by 2010, a NASP (X-30, fly to orbit, land and take off like
>a 747) derived cargo and passenger carrier may be available.

The operative word, of course, is "may".  I give the X-30 itself only a 50%
chance of flying by then, although the recent revival of military interest
in it may help.
-- 
And the bean-counter replied,           | Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
"beans are more important".             |  henry@zoo.toronto.edu  utzoo!henry