Aallegra.132
net.columbia
utzoo!decvax!duke!mhtsa!allegra!phr
Fri Nov 13 03:13:43 1981
shuttlebutt
Rumor has it that NASA is in a tizzy over the promised 100 flight/yr
(or whatever the current public figure is) schedule for the Shuttle
fleet, because KSC can handle no more than 22.  The reason for this
is a safety requirement, that only 1 SRB stack can be built at a time
in the VAB (2 of the 4 bays are being used as storage for external tanks,
etc, anyway).  The next bottleneck is the external tank itself; Martin
Marietta can deliver only 24 a year.
	SRB = solid rocket booster; VAB = vehicle assembly building.
		KSC = Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral