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From: logajan@ns.UUCP (John Logajan x3118)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: QUESTION: Shuttle round trips to the moon?
Keywords: shuttle moon
Message-ID: <1064@ns.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 89 16:53:17 GMT
References: <14549@oberon.USC.EDU>
Organization: Network Systems Corp. Mpls MN
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A J Annala asks:
> Can the shuttle fly to the moon?

No. Consider that the ultimate result of burning all that fuel (both liquid and
solid) is the final speed -- orbital speed of approximately 17000 mph, and
getting to the moon requires closer to 25000 mph.  Thus the shuttle would have
to carry at least 1/4 again as much fuel as it does.  Quite a significant
increase!
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