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From: judd@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Purging corrosive propelants at alternate landing sites
Message-ID: <6833@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 30-Apr-84 17:38:45 EDT
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Posted: Mon Apr 30 17:38:45 1984
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some one mentioned that the OMS produces rather light thrust (few hundred lbs).
Since this is the only fuel left on-board why not turn the shuttle 'round w/ 
a tractor and then taxi about untill all fuel is gone??   it might be hard on 
the OMS motors but safer in the long run.

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