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From: atchison@umn-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Why not paint the shuttles in indivi
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Date: Tue, 8-Oct-85 13:11:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  8 13:11:00 1985
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Nf-From: umn-cs!atchison    Oct  8 12:11:00 1985


The reason that I understand why they stopped painting the external tank wasn't
the added weight, but the added cost.  As long as the tank wasn't going to be
reused, why waist money on paint?

Anyway, I'd think they would be willing to pay a little to paint the shuttles
themselves.

Presumably, they would have to leave the underside black, but maybe not.
Even if they couldn't paint the bottom, they could do something interesting
with the rest of it.

			Lee Atchison
			...!ihnp4!umn-cs!atchison