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From: john@frog.UUCP (John Woods, Software)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Shuttle external tanks
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Date: Tue, 10-Dec-85 15:01:35 EST
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>       IF construction is to occur in space, then some raw materials have to
> be present. I think it would not cost that much MORE to take the tanks all
> the way to orbit, and LEAVE them there.

The way I understand it (from L5 people who suggested it to NASA), the NASA
engineers who looked at the idea said it cost but a pittance extra to boost
them to orbit, and was overall a tremendous idea -- which they couldn't
possibly justify to the bean counters.

Advance science -- kill an accountant today!

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John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
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