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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Dynasoar (was rumors regarding SR-71)
Message-ID: <1989Mar17.185328.2365@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <524@gonzo.UUCP> <1475@petsd.UUCP> <13987@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov> <976@nbife.NBI.COM> <1993NU052179@NDSUVM1> <7593@june.cs.washington.edu> <1829@hp-sdd.hp.com> <94193@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <274@foobar.hf.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 89 18:53:28 GMT

In article <274@foobar.hf.intel.com> jim@foobar.UUCP (Jim Garver) writes:
>Okay, what was the nature and mission of the DYNASOAR? ...

Nature?  Small spaceplane launched on an expendable booster.  Mission?
Well, that's a good question.  A very good question.  And that has more
than a little to do with its cancellation -- the USAF simply couldn't
come up with a convincing use for it.
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