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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Challenger replacement
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Date: Thu, 20-Feb-86 14:23:03 EST
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> Why not use this money on the next generation of orbiters,
> such as the Transatmospheric Vehicle...

Because it means trading operational hardware for promises.  This is
seldom a good idea, especially when things like deficit reductions are
quite likely to force postponements in TAV operational date.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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