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From: al@ames.UUCP (Al Globus)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: TDRS spare?
Message-ID: <1428@ames.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 16:28:51 EST
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> > It occurs to me that TDRS is so very important that we ought to
> > build one or two spares now that one was lost in the Challenger explosion.
> 
> Unfortunatly, TDRS cost ~$100M so I doubt congress will approve
> funding for "spares".
> -- 

Spares have already been funded and are under construction.  Launch
dates will have to wait for resolution of the Challenger accident.