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From: dsb@Rational.COM (David S. Bakin)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Unmanned shuttle capability?
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Date: 17 Nov 88 19:42:50 GMT
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(Excuse me if this has been discussed before, but I just started reading
sci.space.shuttle 3 weeks ago.)

A friend at work asserted that the US Shuttle lands itself with onboard
computers doing the work, the pilot just sitting there.  Is this true?
Can the US Shuttle be totally machine controlled from launch to landing?

On the USSR Shuttle flight, was control of landing onboard or from the
ground?

Thanks  -- Dave
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