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From: ahiggins@pequod.cso.uiuc.edu (Andrew Higgins)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Recovery of Salyut 7
Keywords: salyut
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Date: 1 Apr 89 19:24:36 GMT
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In article <2168@wyse.wyse.com> mikew@wyse.com (Mike Wexler) writes:

> mission was? I can think of several possibilities:
>       [reasons for recovery of Salyut 7]
>  	3. so they can analyze the effects of long term exposure to LEO.

I've also heard a 4th reason (a bit more PR oriented) for this mission:
displaying Salyut 7 at the Paris 1992 Air Show.
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