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From: sheppard@caen.engin.umich.edu (Ken  Sheppardson)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Shuttle Facilities ( was : Shuttle trips to the Moon )
Keywords: shuttle launch facilities turnaround
Message-ID: <40ebe2ca.298d@dl298d.engin.umich.edu>
Date: 17 Jan 89 17:12:00 GMT
References: <566@gould.doc.ic.ac.uk>
Organization: U of M Engineering, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Bevis King writes:
> [ Shuttle to moon discussion ]..[ Turn around time is ] nowhere near
> up to the turn-around required to launch a second shuttle in time to
> pick up the returning crew.
> 

  What's the critical point in the shuttle processing routine which limits
  the turnaround time ( i.e. how long does the Orbiter spend at each station
  in the procedure, how fast can SRBs and ETs be processed, etc. )

  I realize there is only one active launch pad (?), one VAB, etc., but which
  of these causes the longest delay ?  If NASA was going to build A new 
  building, which would most significantly reduce the turnaround time ?