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Article #3651Re: Shuttle replacement
From: Gary Coffman
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:32
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:32
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In article <1992Nov16.142949.15445@iti.org> aws@iti.org (Allen W. Sherzer) writes: >In article <69532@cup.portal.com> BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn) writes: > >>It seems to me that in 1992, Space Shuttle is offering one of the best >>returns on investment in the space community! > >Atlas and Delta are providing profits for the companies which build them. >That means they offer a return on investment. > >How can the Shuttle possibly be said to offer ANY (much less the best) return >on investment? Shuttle has LOST billions. I suspect Shuttle returned a handsome profit for Rockwell. It has cost the US Government billions to develop and maintain Shuttle capabilities, but the US Government isn't a profit making institution. It considers those costs fully sunk. At $350 million per launch *operating* expense, the Shuttle is giving launch capabilities unmatched by any other system at bargain rates per fractional payload. Gary
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!ogicse!emory!kd4nc!ke4zv!gary From: gary@ke4zv.uucp (Gary Coffman) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space Subject: Re: Shuttle replacement Message-ID: <1992Nov18.203236.13184@ke4zv.uucp> Date: 18 Nov 92 20:32:36 GMT Article-I.D.: ke4zv.1992Nov18.203236.13184 References: <s#s1_2@rpi.edu> <69532@cup.portal.com> <dlv1cgm@rpi.edu> <1992Nov16.142949.15445@iti.org> Reply-To: gary@ke4zv.UUCP (Gary Coffman) Organization: Gannett Technologies Group Lines: 20