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From: alb@brunix.UUCP (Adam Buchsbaum)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Columbia
Message-ID: <12103@brunix.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 10:22:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 11 10:22:29 1985
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The Columbia is not just being refurbished.  It is being
converted, from a test vehicle to an operational orbiter.
It's quite extensive work.  The ejection seats in the cockpit
are being taken out and the cockpit expanded to fit more
people, tiles are being replaced by blankets, the cargo
bay is being expanded, and the engines are being replaced
with newer models, to name just a few things.  There are
many more.

I do not know when it is scheduled to fly again.