Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!ames!pasteur!ucbvax!decwrl!labrea!rutgers!rochester!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!rg20+ From: rg20+@andrew.cmu.edu (Rick Francis Golembiewski) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle Subject: Re:Shuttle to the moon... Message-ID: Date: 12 Jan 89 16:51:39 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon Lines: 12 As things currently stand the shuttle is not really suited to get to the moon, mainly fuel + landing problems. However I should think that it would be possible to refuel the shuttle in earth orbit and proceed to lunar orbit carrying a lunar landing module. It is something to consider, since all the rockets tht were use to reach the moon are now museum pieces... A space station\would certainly help since it could hold the fuel (a space [gas] station? :-) Still, I doubt that it would really be economical (after all if it's $1000/lb into Orbit, then how much would a moon trip cost per lb?). Also, I think that the US has some better goals for the present, such as a space station, a lower cost sat. delivery system, and of course there is Mars... In any case, I doubt that you'll see a shuttle to the moon, soon (if ever). / Rick Golembiewski rg20+@andrew.cmu.edu \ \ #include stddisclaimer.h /