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From: ins_apmj@jhunix.UUCP (Patrick M Juola)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Fuel reserve
Message-ID: <1688@jhunix.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 1-Feb-86 10:28:27 EST
Article-I.D.: jhunix.1688
Posted: Sat Feb  1 10:28:27 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 3-Feb-86 05:30:53 EST
References: <4270@mhuxd.UUCP> <437@umich.UUCP>
Reply-To: ins_apmj@jhunix.ARPA (Patrick M Juola)
Organization: Johns Hopkins Univ. Computing Ctr.
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In article <437@umich.UUCP> cja@umich.UUCP (Charles J. Antonelli) writes:
>During an abort I suspect the orbiter must be flown away from the
>tank/SRB assembly.  Does anyone know if there is a small fuel
>reserve within the orbiter for such an occasion?

The orbiter has to have enough fuel on-board to eject from orbit and land.  
I'm sure that this fuel would be used in an abort if a fuel reserve was
necessary.