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From: dmmartindale@watcgl.UUCP (Dave Martindale)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Getting it back to the Cape
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Date: Sun, 15-Apr-84 19:04:42 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr 15 19:04:42 1984
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In addition to the cost considerations, a normal airplane is much better
suited to manoevering in the atmosphere.  It is designed to fly level,
something which the shuttle is not.  And it can abort a poor approach
and go around again.