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From: desj@brahms.BERKELEY.EDU (David desJardins)
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Subject: Re: Escape tower for shuttle orbiter?
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Date: Sun, 9-Mar-86 06:11:22 EST
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In article <588@qantel.UUCP> lynx@qantel.UUCP (D.N. Lynx Crowe@ex2207) writes:
>
>It wouldn't be necessary to have the entire orbiter be detached from the
>ET and SRB's, just the crew compartment.  The main problem with this, I
>think, would be in making the crew compartment separable from the rest
>of the orbiter.  A much smaller escape tower motor could then be used.

   I hate to sound callous, but I don't see the point of all of this just
to save the crew.  If you could save the orbiter, that would be great, but
you are talking about something that has got to cost hundreds of millions
of dollars just to save the crew.  Doesn't this seem a trifle excessive?

   -- David desJardins