From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!alice!sjb
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: Re: Shuttle overhaul
Article-I.D.: alice.1144
Posted: Wed Nov 17 16:11:35 1982
Received: Thu Nov 18 07:45:02 1982
References: ihuxe.153

The overhaul will basically consist of the following:

1) Equipment used for the test flights (to gather data on
   the shuttle's performance) will be removed.

2) The ejection seats will be taken out of the cockpit.
   These were deactivated for STS-5, but NASA will actually
   now take them out to make more space in the cockpit.

3) The cargo bay will be strengthened.

4) More space will be provided in the cargo bay, and it
   will be outfitted to carry Spacelab.