Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!harpo!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!sri-unix!Spitzer%pco@CISL-SERVICE-MULTICS.ARPA From: Spitzer%pco@CISL-SERVICE-MULTICS.ARPA Newsgroups: net.space Subject: Re: Why are SSMEs on SS? Message-ID: <230@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Fri, 27-Apr-84 04:22:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.230 Posted: Fri Apr 27 04:22:00 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 12-May-84 08:35:58 EDT Lines: 6 From: Charlie Spitzer Because the ET drops off and burns up. The engines are reusable, and they wouldn't be in very good shape after dropping out of near-LEO. Charlie Spitzer (Spitzer%pco@CISL)