Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site trw-unix.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trw-unix!mnw From: mnw@trw-unix.UUCP (Michael N. Washington) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Spock Message-ID: <640@trw-unix.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Jan-84 11:02:27 EST Article-I.D.: trw-unix.640 Posted: Wed Jan 25 11:02:27 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 28-Jan-84 02:57:20 EST Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 11 To Joe Nunes: Your options are well taken except that the shuttle craft would NOT (if I am not mistaken, they had enough fuel to land again) have burned up in re-entry. They took the shuttle craft (originally) because the transporter was useless in all of the ionized effect of the Muraski effect. His decision could be argued to be logical or somewhat emotional. Even though he is a Vulcan, he is half human and all living being (as far as I am concerned) beings faced with a life or death situation will do what is necessary to survive. Michael N. Washington {ucbvax,decvax,hplabs}!trw-unix!mnw