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Re: STS-1/Disaster

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From: Brian Stuart Thorn
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 04:11
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>Who is this Dr. Beter guy?
>
>Also, I realize the whole "Columbia disaster" thing is ridiculous, but does
>Enterprise have engines or not?  I seem to remember it conducting its
>glide tests with that cone on the end, over the SSMEs.
>
>Just curious,
>Jeremy "EL HOMBRE" Scheinberg
>

  Nope, it had fake mockups which look little like SSMEs. Enterprise
  has no tiles, either, and the flight deck was missing many of the
  systems Columbia has. Finally, I was there and Columbia flew due-east
  out of Cape Canaveral, not northeast. Geez, why am I bothering to
  dispute such drivel?
  
  -Brian
  
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From: BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn)
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Subject: Re: STS-1/Disaster
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 92 20:11:48 PST
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