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Subject: Re: questions
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Date: Fri, 31-Jan-86 01:00:26 EST
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In article <8601291312.AA09715@mitre-bedford.ARPA> you write:
>Two questions for discussion...
>
>1. How long should we wait before launching another shuttle,
>   if we CANNOT find the cause for the explosion?

In his news conference, the acting director of NASA stated that if
the definite cause isn't found, then a "shotgun fix" will be applied,
as has been done in the past, meaning fixing everything that could
have caused the problem.  That'll be the determining time period.

>2. Should we build another shuttle, or the next generation spacecraft?

Use the existing ones, but start design on the next generation.

Mojo
... Morris Jones, MicroPro Product Development
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