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From: rcj@killer.DALLAS.TX.US (Robert Johnson)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: What's Wrong with this Picture?
Summary: Engines not reusable?
Message-ID: <5705@killer.DALLAS.TX.US>
Date: 2 Oct 88 20:46:25 GMT
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With the incresing speculation on the Soviet Shuttle, I was just wondering
why the hell they are using Energia?  The whole advantage to ours is that
our main engines are reusable.  The Energia and engines will fry, and all
that will be reusable is the shuttle itself, and maybe the SRB's (well, 
LFRB's...).  All I have to say to this is why?  It's akin to sticking a
Shuttle on a Saturn V...Sorta defeats the purpose.

    Robert Johnson