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From: petej@phred.UUCP (Pete Jarvis)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle-ground communication and payloadprices
Message-ID: <2521@phred.UUCP>
Date: 30 Mar 89 14:48:24 GMT
References: <2099@botter.cs.vu.nl> <1989Mar20.191412.23335@utzoo.uucp> <1194@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> <1989Mar22.175026.1247@utzoo.uucp> <2102@botter.cs.vu.nl> <2516@phred.UUCP> <1989Mar28.234309.2079@utzoo.uucp>
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In article <1989Mar28.234309.2079@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>
>This is literally correct but gives the wrong impression.  The HST is
>not the only satellite using TDRS relaying; things like the most recent
>Landsats are set up for it as well.  It's intended to be a general relay
>system for major low-orbit satellites.  The HST is merely its most
>visible near-future customer.
>-- 

I wasn't giving the wrong impression. I know the TDRS is used for other
things, but didn't have time to list everything. What was wrong was my
saying that the HST data was downlinked to Reston,VA. It's not, as 
pointed out by someone else. I had that confused with Freedom Space 
Station.

Peter Jarvis...........