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From: campbelr@hpsel1.HP.COM (Bob Campbell)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Heavylift Boosters
Message-ID: <9210002@hpsel1.HP.COM>
Date: 4 Oct 88 18:16:32 GMT
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> Thanks for those thrust figures.  Assuming that by SSME you meant
> ONE engine, the Orbiter packs 1.5M lbs thrust without the SRBs.
> This is what it goes into orbit with.

Your welcome.  As you assumed, the figures are for one SSME.

> I was pretty impressed late this morning too :-) :-) :-)!
> How about when they got to T-30 sec and announced that no, they
> were NOT going to hold....

I was going to strangle Peter Jennings for talking over the NASA people
that could be heard in the background.  Whatever happened to remaining
quiet for the last minute???  It did leave my knuckles white, but then we
drift . . .
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