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Subject: Re: space news from Aug 10 AW&ST
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Date: Mon, 28-Sep-87 19:20:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 28 19:20:00 1987
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In article <5260@milano.UUCP>, wex@milano.UUCP writes:
> In article <8644@utzoo.UUCP>, henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
> > ... backups which aren't needed as backups should be *flown*,
> I don't disagree with Henry, just thought some readers might not know
> these facts (courtesy of NPR's All Things Considered):...
>     All exhibits in the A&S museum are in *working order*.  It's one
>     of their conditions for accepting an exhibit.

I think this statement must be a tad strong:  I don't think I'd want to
fly in the Apollo capsule that they had on display, and I think it would
be *real hard* to put it back in working order.

On the other hand, it WAS in working order when it went up :-).

--
John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw@eddie.mit.edu

"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation."
		-- Johnny Hart
-- 
John Woods, Charles River Data Systems, Framingham MA, (617) 626-1101
...!decvax!frog!john, ...!mit-eddie!jfw, jfw@eddie.mit.edu

"Cutting the space budget really restores my faith in humanity.  It
eliminates dreams, goals, and ideals and lets us get straight to the
business of hate, debauchery, and self-annihilation."
		-- Johnny Hart