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Article #3952Re: Things aint so bad
From: Dani Eder
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1987 05:50
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 1987 05:50
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In article <4004@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu>, awr@tybalt.caltech.edu (Bruce Rossiter) writes: > > Oh goody. Does "regular shuttle launches" mean that we will: > 1) Get all the backedup payloads launched > 2) Have enough space to provide launch capability to > European countries and our own country as well? > and how long until this schedule starts? And will the European community > ever trust our space program again? > Consider that today the US has among commercial and government programs the following on order: 1 Space Shuttle Orbiter 23 Titan 4 Boosters 26 Titan 2 Boosters (converted ICBMs) 18 Atlas Centaurs (being built on speculation by General Dynamics) 17 Delta II Boosters My prediction for 1989 US launches is: 12 Shuttle 6 Titan 4's 4 Titan 2's 4 Atlas Centaurs 8 Deltas 3 Connestoga Total: 37 launches. Not too shabby. Dani Eder/Boeing/Advanced Space Transportation
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!ssc-vax!eder From: eder@ssc-vax.UUCP (Dani Eder) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,sci.space Subject: Re: Things aint so bad Message-ID: <1440@ssc-vax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 20-Sep-87 01:50:52 EDT Article-I.D.: ssc-vax.1440 Posted: Sun Sep 20 01:50:52 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 20-Sep-87 19:59:53 EDT References: <13312@amdahl.amdahl.com> <7973@think.UUCP> <8561@utzoo.UUCP> <4004@cit-vax.Caltech.Edu> Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA Lines: 30 Summary: Prediction for c1989