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From: holloway@drivax.UUCP (Bruce Holloway)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Re: Escape tower for shuttle orbiter?
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Date: Mon, 10-Mar-86 13:01:07 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar 10 13:01:07 1986
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That'd have to be one h**l of a rocket to lift the orbiter far. Anyways, the
orbiter is at least slightly maneuverable, whereas the Mercury/Gemini/Apollo
capsules weren't. Assuming that the orbiter could get away from the boosters,
it should be able to use its airfoils to correct its position....

.... now THERE's an idea -- a rocket used specifically to get the orbiter
as far away as possible from the boosters? Something like using the entire
orbiter as an ejection seat? But could it get far enough away in time? Hmmm...

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(I'm not THAT Bruce Holloway, I'm the other one.)