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From: dsmith@hplabsb.UUCP (David Smith)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: NASA issues Advanced Solid Rocket Motor Request For Proposals (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <4863@hplabsb.UUCP>
Date: 24 Aug 88 19:09:20 GMT
References: <13768@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
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In article <13768@ames.arc.nasa.gov>, yee@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes:
>    The performance goal is to provide a 12,000-pound increase in 
> the Shuttle's payload capacity.

I had thought the payload capacity was limited by the landing weight in
an abort.  What gives?  Does the 12,000-pound increase just put the
payload back up to where it was originally supposed to be?
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			David Smith
			HP Labs
			dsmith@hplabs.hp.com