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From: paul@pilchuckDataio.UUCP (Paul Brownlow in the rain forest)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Challenger replacement
Message-ID: <236@pilchuckDataio.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 6-Feb-86 13:14:32 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  6 13:14:32 1986
Date-Received: Sun, 9-Feb-86 04:47:52 EST
Organization: Data I/O Corp., Redmond WA
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There's been a lot of talk in here about how nice
it would be to replace Challenger with another orbiter
at the cost of approximately $2.2 billion.

Why not use this money on the next generation of orbiters,
such as the Transatmospheric Vehicle.  The STS system is
OLD technology, and we might be better served by pushing
the limits further.

The shuttle is a good vehicle.  It is not a great vehicle.
It is not the final solution for manned space exploration.
Let's not keep building Model-T's.

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Paul Brownlow
Data I/O Corp.	Redmond, WA
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