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From: blk@sytek.UUCP (Brian L. Kahn)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: space mopeds
Message-ID: <340@sytek.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 13-Dec-83 12:37:59 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 13 12:37:59 1983
Date-Received: Fri, 16-Dec-83 02:25:29 EST
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National Public Radio has been playing a short piece about a plan for
small, cheap excursion vehicles.  The idea is that a space runabout
could be lightly built (not having to take off/re-enter), might use
off-the-shelf, inexpensive, proven components, and carry suited
astronauts all over; out to a half dozen satellites for a little
maintenance (or to pick up top secret data), maybe carry something up
to a high orbit, perhaps even off to the moon with an oversize gas tank.

What do the wise and wonderful net readers think of this idea?
The man claims the buggies would only take up 10% of the cargo area!
Hey, take two or three!  And while you're out, grab me a beer, ok?

B<