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In article <Bxvs37.3y9@zoo.toronto.edu> henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
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>I'd say they're being slowly forced out of it because cost bloat has
>gotten so bad that Congress will no longer tolerate it.  They still
>see small projects as supplements to the megaprojects rather than
>replacements for them, though; it's only just starting to dawn on
>them that there won't be any more megaprojects.

Probably an accurate assessment.  I'm still not convinced that the smaller
payloads like ORFEUS, SPARTAN, and CRISTA are worth the expense of 1/3 of
a flight for 8 to 10 days of observing time.  I must admit, however, I know
very little about them.  Would it be possible to leave ORFEUS and CRISTA up
there for a few months and retrieve them on a later flight?

Mike

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